Can you Imagine a Playground? - Courageous Leadership
Can you imagine a city that is just? A city where everyone – regardless of background, birth family, race, or creed – receives what they need to fully thrive as human beings…
Justin Beene, President of the Leadership Foundation of Grand Rapids, Center for Community Transformation (GRCCT), joins us to explore the shape of God’s justice in his city. Dr. Beene describes how GRCCT is seeking to extend opportunity in a city ranked amongst the worst economically for African-Americans.
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