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14th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year, Social Justice No one said pursuing justice would be easy.The road can be so challenging and the destination so distant that you may be discouraged by a lack of progress, compassion or commitment in your quest for justice. How do you stay committed to the journey when God's kingdom can seem so slow in coming?Kent Annan understands the struggle of working for justice over the long haul. He confesses, ""Over the past twenty years, I've succumbed to various failed shortcuts instead of living the freedom of faithful practices."" In this book, he shares practices he has learned that will encourage and help you to keep making a difference in the face of the world's challenging issues.All Christians are called to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly in the world. Slow Kingdom Coming will guide and strengthen you on this journey to persevere until God's kingdom comes on earth as it is in heaven.

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"""Slow Kingdom Coming is one of the most honest yet hopeful reads for those who seek to do the work of justice today. Kent calls out shortsighted, quick-fix approaches and then offers a more responsible, sustainable way to love the world. This book is accessible, inspiring and actionable. It should be required reading for anyone who is serious about participating in the slow yet beautiful work of God's redemption in the world."" -- Jena Lee Nardella, cofounder, Blood:Water, author of One Thousand Wells ""Kent Annan is doing some of the most redemptive work on the planet. His newest book is a breath of fresh air—he steps back from all the action to consider the practices, prayer and disciplined reflection that sustains the work of justice. Slow Kingdom Coming is about going slow in a fast world, going deep in a shallow world and going far in a world that likes shortcuts. Brilliant."" -- Shane Claiborne, speaker, activist, author of Executing Grace ""Kent Annan lives and works in the real world and he knows that the world in which we live is desperate for the transformation of justice—transformation that will last. But it is in our very desperation that we often forget that the transformation for which we so long only comes slowly. The field of neuroscience is teaching us that the most permanent forms of healthy brain changes—and, by extension, relational and institutional changes—emerge over the course of lengthy, persevering practice. Slow Kingdom Coming is a siren call, drawing our attention away from a world of quick fixes to God's timing, tempo and purpose. In it Annan graciously gifts us with a deeply practical manual for how to join God at his pace in his work of bringing justice to the time and place we occupy. But more so, he leaves us with an offering of spiritual disciplines by which God can change us more permanently in all areas of our lives. If you want justice, and you want it as God wants it—when God wants it—this is a must-read book."" -- Curt Thompson, author of The Soul of Shame ""An immensely helpful, honest and practical guide for transforming good intentions into tangible action! Slow Kingdom Coming gives an honest look at the challenges and shortcuts that accompany a passion for justice. Annan raises the real questions, and with an honesty and transparency seasoned by years of experience, he provides insights and examples from his personal playbook. He takes ancient and familiar practices like confession and turns them into prophetic and energizing fuel for both the inner life and outward practice."" -- Nikki Toyama-Szeto, director, International Justice Mission's Institute for Biblical Justice, coauthor of The God of Justice ""Slow Kingdom Coming is a captivating read, a must for any who believe God may be calling them to minister to and with the poor. It is a worthy successor to its predecessors and builds upon this rich foundation."" -- Bruce Wydick, Christianity Today, October 26, 2016 ""Slow Kingdom Coming is riveting reading. Kent Annan has put into print the core issues of being Christ's ambassadors to a hurting world. We all get discouraged, impatient and diverted by ordinary approaches to helping. This book teaches us core spiritual practices that will result in a steady dedication to God and to his care for the vulnerable. It will make us more effective, more realistic, more loving and more deeply changed by the ministry to which God is calling us. To anyone with a heart for justice but some confusion when it comes to practicing compassion, I highly recommend this book!"" -- Joel C. Hunter, senior pastor, Northland: A Church Distributed ""Slow Coming Kingdom reminds us that all things good and beautiful take time, especially the reign of God. Seasoned by a life of service, Annan gives us permission to slow down and incorporate wise practices that will help us endure in the patient, percolating work of social justice. If you care about making the world a better place, this is an important book for examining your motivations and learning to cooperate with the Divine in the healing of our world."" -- Phileena Heuertz, cofounder, Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism, author of Pilgrimage of a Soul ""If you've ever found long-term service and loving your neighbor to be more difficult than you initially imagined, then you need to read Slow Kingdom Coming. As an experienced development professional, Kent shares five transformative practices to help you avoid compassion fatigue, maximize impact and walk humbly in the world. Grounded in real life experience and rooted in Scripture, this is a book I will be widely sharing with my global colleagues and friends."" -- Peter Greer, president and CEO, HOPE International, coauthor of Mission Drift ""Ethicists and practitioners of social justice, socially involved pastors, workers and volunteers in relief and development, and even average persons who want to make a difference in the world, will find this a rewarding read."" -- Bruce Campbell Moyer, Andrews University Seminary Studies, 55, Spring 2017"

Kent Annan is doing some of the most redemptive work on the planet. His newest book is a breath of fresh air he steps back from all the action to consider the practices, prayer and disciplined reflection that sustains the work of justice. Slow Kingdom Coming is about going slow in a fast world, going deep in a shallow world and going far in a world that likes shortcuts. Brilliant. --Shane Claiborne, speaker, activist, author of Executing Grace

Slow Kingdom Coming is one of the most honest yet hopeful reads for those who seek to do the work of justice today. Kent calls out shortsighted, quick-fix approaches and then offers a more responsible, sustainable way to love the world. This book is accessible, inspiring and actionable. It should be required reading for anyone who is serious about participating in the slow yet beautiful work of God's redemption in the world. --Jena Lee Nardella, cofounder, Blood: Water, author of One Thousand Wells Slow Kingdom Coming is a captivating read, a must for any who believe God may be calling them to minister to and with the poor. It is a worthy successor to its predecessors and builds upon this rich foundation. --Bruce Wydick, Christianity Today, October 26, 2016 Slow Kingdom Coming is an honest invitation to the lifelong kingdom posture of loving the world through mercy and justice. Annan's contribution in this category is timely, as the 'justice movement' in the U.S. is beginning to turn a corner. We are moving from an emphasis on heroines and heroes to understanding that lasting change and impact is, indeed, a slow and steady walk in the same direction. Incredibly accessible, Slow Kingdom Coming is relevant for newcomers to the 'justice journey' as well as those who lead the largest and most effective nonprofits and NGOs of our day. --R. York Moore, 14th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year, March/April 2017 Ethicists and practitioners of social justice, socially involved pastors, workers and volunteers in relief and development, and even average persons who want to make a difference in the world, will find this a rewarding read. --Bruce Campbell Moyer, Andrews University Seminary Studies, 55, Spring 2017

Author Information

Kent Annan is a writer, speaker and codirector of Haiti Partners. He is the author of After Shock and Following Jesus Through the Eye of the Needle. He continues to travel to Haiti regularly from Florida, where he lives with his wife and their two children.

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