PRACTICE
BURIED SEEDS Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities Alexia Salvatierra and Brandon Wrencher
Foreword by Robert Chao Romero Afterword by Willie James Jennings
Buried Seeds explores two grassroots faith movements whose witness has been buried within the histories of the institutional church and secular justice movements: the base ecclesial commu- nities of the Global South in the late twentieth century and the hush harbors of the US antebellum South. The authors demon- strate how these two overlooked ministry models offer proven wisdom and strategies for the twenty-first-century church and contemporary social movements. “ Buried Seeds pays homage to the critical course of liberationist growth and process.” —OLUWATOMISIN OLAYINKA OREDEIN, Brite Divinity School “Exemplifies the best of what the church can be and offers a much-needed antidote for an ailing church.” —SOONG-CHAN RAH, Fuller Theological Seminary “ Buried Seeds is the dose of hope we’ve needed in an age where it’s hard to tell the difference between ecclesia and empire. A manual for leaders who seek to provoke the Christian church into resurrected life.” —REV. NAOMI WASHINGTON-LEAPHEART, curator, Salt | Yeast | Light “A sacred gift to a church in crisis.” —KAREN GONZÁLEZ, author of The God Who Sees and Beyond Welcome “This very worthy book shines historical light on the in- genious, centuries-old contributions of Black and Brown peoples who understood the interrelationship between Christian faith and social justice.” —PAUL ROBERTS SR., Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary “A critical read both for scholars of missiology and church planting and for young Christian leaders of color around the world who wish to recover the radical roots of global Christianity.” —ROBERT CHAO ROMERO (from the foreword)
OCTOBER 2022 • 256 pp. • paper • $24.99 • 9781540964649
Alexia Salvatierra (DMiss, Fuller Theological Seminary), a national leader in faith engagement in immigrant justice, is the academic dean of Centro Latino and associate professor of integral mission and global transformation at Fuller Theological. Brandon Wrencher (MDiv, North Park Theological Seminary) is a minister, community organizer, teacher, and facilitator. He works across faith, higher education, and nonprofit sectors at the intersections of decolonizing church, contemplative activism, and local presence to build beloved communities.
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