As though blowing oxygen upon the dying embers of a fire, pastor Jim Cymbala revived a broken-down church in a rough-shod inner-city neighborhood through Christian faith. Twenty-five years ago, the Brooklyn Tabernacle could barely draw 26 people to a Sunday service. Nowadays the congregation is 6,000 strong--filled with converted prostitutes, pimps, drug addicts, and homeless people, as well as yuppies and wholesome families. Although he's quick to give God credit for this miraculous success story, Cymbala admits that there may be a few human decisions that led to this Christian triumph. Most significantly, he made sure his church community embraced everyone, from all walks of life--no matter how distasteful or foreign. "Christians often hesitate to reach out to those who are different," according to Cymbala. "They want God to clean the fish before they catch them. If someone's gold ring is attached to an unusual body part, if the person doesn't smell the best or the skin color is not the same, Christians tend to hesitate." Thus, Cymbala encouraged his congregation to adopt the very same tolerant and accepting attitude as their God does. The results? Let's just say a church thrives in Brooklyn. Accomplished cowriter Dean Merrill helps this tender true story stay satisfying and highly readable. --Gail Hudson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

辛傑米（Jim Cymbala）在布魯剋林會幕教會擔任牧師已有25年之久。在這段期間教會原本隻有25個會友，卻得以成長到愈6000名會友。他與妻子凱蘿（Carol Cymbala）現居於紐約市，凱蘿所指揮的布魯剋林會幕教會詩班曾6次MTV格萊美大奬（Grammy Award）和11次大奬提名。

梅定恩（Dean Nerrill）曾寫作10本書，並曾擔任福音齣版協會（Evangelica Press Association）總裁，及愛傢機構（Focus on the Famliy）前副總裁。他與妻子目前居於科羅拉多州。