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In 'No Wastelands: How to grow seedbeds of Shalom in your neighbourhood, ' Ash Barker shares his personal odyssey of serving on the front line of urban poverty on three continents. Through stories, scriptures, and insights, Ash challenges readers to release the unique potential of their local communities and see lasting change happen. This book is for those who deeply love their neighbourhoods but feel stuck, as well as those just beginning their local adventures and suspect more is possible. Let Ash's experiences spark your imagination, values, practices, and strategies to grow seedbeds of shalom in your own neighbourhood. The book includes: prompts for personal reflection and group discussion; practical exercises to try for yourself and your neighbourhood.

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"""This book will help you to both think with the universal mind of Christ--and to do what you must do with the endless compassion of God in local communities to see sustainable change happen."" Father Richard Rohr, Centre for Action and Contemplation ""Ash Barker is a proven cultivator of hope. He digs in, gets his hands dirty, and the seeds he plants nurture growth and community. This book conveys the essence of what he's learnt and what he lives."" Rev. Tim Costello AO, Executive Director of Micah Australia ""There are books about theory and then there are books like No Wastelands - a book written from the deep well of lived experience and practice."" Jill Rowe, Oasis Ethos & Formation Director ""In a time when there is lots of deconstruction of things that need to be deconstructed, here is a book about constructing something beautiful and liberating."" Shane Claiborne, co-founder of Red Letter Christians ""There are few people who live with such integrity and meaning as Ash and Anji Barker and this book is a brilliant distillation of a rich life laced with stories, practical tips and biblical reflection."" Sarah Small, Head of Eden Network UK ""In this book Ash takes us with him through the agonies and ecstasies of his journey, and shares his hard-won wisdom about joyfully making a difference in the name of Jesus."" Tony Campolo ""Ash's insights, experiences and stories give tangible expression to his vision for a world made whole. This is an essential handbook for the planting of the tree of shalom in our own neighbourhoods."" Michael Frost, author of 'Mission Is the Shape of Water' ""I will be coming back to this again and again and passing it on to others."" Jonny Baker, Church Mission Society"

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Rev Dr Ash Barker is an Australian shalom activist, communicator, and Pioneer Minister who has served for over 30 years among urban people and places facing poverty. He now lives in Winson Green, Birmingham, UK, where he founded Seedbeds to help communities growseedbeds of shalom through local leadership programmes, now in the UK, Ukraine, Myanmar, and Australia. An inspiring speaker and author of 9 books, Ash's PhD in missiology was informed by his 12 years living in Bangkok's largest slum.

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