Taking It to the Streets: Lessons from a Life of Urban Ministry

17th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year—Church

There's an urgent need for Christian ministry in our cities—but we need a guide.

Known around Oakland, California, as "OG Rev.," Reverend Harry Williams's calling is to the streets: to the hungry, homeless, addicted, incarcerated, and vulnerable. In Taking It to the Streets, he invites us into his world, bringing us face-to-face with both the injustices that plague our cities and the gospel of compassion that offers hope to the downtro...