Not Just a Soup Kitchen: How Mercy Ministry in the Local Church Transforms Us All

by Dr. David S. Apple

Overview

Not Just a Soup Kitchen is the story of how God transformed the life of the author from near-death skull fracture, childhood sexual abuse, and spiritual bankruptcy to becoming the minister of mercy in the heart of Philadelphia. It is also an instructional guide for those serving in diaconal/mercy ministries.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150487024
Publisher:	Christian Literature Crusade, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/12/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	585 KB

About the Author

Dr. David S. Apple has directed ACTS—Active Compassion Through Service—the Mercy Ministry of Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia since 1988. He has led divorce recovery and single parent ministries, and presently oversees 300 volunteer staff in outreach, evangelism and hospitality to homeless and addicted persons, nursing home residents, incarcerated men and women, people with special needs, and others. His ministry includes deacon training and equipping churches across the United States for ministry in their communities. He also serves as a Chaplain with the Philadelphia Police Department. For more information, please visit www.activecompassionphilly.org.

David earned a B.A. from Calvin College, a Pastoral Counseling Certificate from Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, and an MATS and D.Min. from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He came to salvation in 1966 through the incarnational ministry of Northside Chapel CRC in inner-city Paterson, NJ. That experience has shaped his life and ministry.