TGTS 2.0 - f/k/a Rapologetics - is the result of 4 decades of ministry in street contexts interfaced with a later-in-life seminary education. Written with the street in mind, streets'll likely never see it 'til street-inclined saints get out there. The book is a deep dive. Dilettantes looking for quick easy answers do well to look elsewhere. More info and preview can be found on Amazon. See also the companion songbook, Songs for the Street Compositions Geared for God's People in Street Contexts.
● 8.5" x 11" x 1.375" | 3.6 lbs.
Abstract
An examination of the divide between the Church and street / hip-hop culture, singularly focused on Scripture’s capacity for crossing said chasm. After mapping out Biblical and theological foundations (discovering numerous parallels with hip-hop culture and rap music), the author exegetes the street (following Nehemiah 1-2 and Acts 17:16-34), analyzing its worldview, value system, trusted armor, operational strategies, codes, etc., exhorting the saints to engage its challenges and uncertainties to discover God’s hidden treasure (the imago Dei), tucked away in difficult, obscure places. A course of study is offered, enabling the saints to reach unreached street-oriented young urban Black males in situ.
