tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17892009.post115091994243595787..comments2023-03-28T09:05:52.978-05:00Comments on sc: High Crime, Low Income, & Mixed RacesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17892009.post-1151074080667897652006-06-23T09:48:00.000-05:002006-06-23T09:48:00.000-05:00First, I'll admit that I attend a church located i...First, I'll admit that I attend a church located in the growing West side of Little Rock, Arkansas, where the houses sell for averages of $200k-$300 and commercial property sells for upwards of $1 million an acre. <BR/><BR/>However, I <I>live</I> in the South West area, where the standard of living isn't quite that high. <I>Let's just say that in six years, I've lived in two houses in the same neighborhood - one under $60k & the other under $90k</I>. <BR/><BR/>Admittedly, this is not because we are super spiritual and have a heart for the lost people of the inner city. I wish it were so. It's more practical - we can afford to live there!<BR/><BR/>Now that I've said that, I wanted to comment on this:<BR/><BR/>I can think of at least 3 churches (all being in the same "missions focused" denomination) - two in South West Little Rock and one in an equally "low income" area in North Little Rock, who have sold their church property and relocated to other areas - nicer areas, suburban-esque areas. <BR/><BR/>It would be sinful for me to try to judge their motives for moving, but in light of what Jordan is trying to do here, and the model they have at Bethlehem Baptist in Minneapolis, I've asked myself- especially in a time where churches are debating what it means to reach the "culture" around them - why these churches would move out of a low income area into a more affluent area.<BR/><BR/>I'm encouraged to see that some (i.e., Grace Church, among others) are challenging this by example, not just in theory.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840479818099362754noreply@blogger.com