Together Chicago's Mission Is to Unite People Around Fighting Gun Violence

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Curtis: I think the instinctive response to gun violence as a solution for many people is we want, there must be some top down government program that just solves the problem. But your approach is like the complete reverse of that. It's bottoms up, it's relational, it's organic, it's building relationships. Why is that the approach that you've chosen and what results has it delivered? Michael Brown: Part of the answer has to do with the fact that David and I are both highly networked people. We love to see people come together to collaborate and maximize our impact.

How can Christian respond to the epidemic of gun violence sweeping our country? Michael Allen and David Dillon join us to share about their inspiring work with Together Chicago. They are an unlikely pair in a racially divided city torn by violence: Michael is a former black pastor and David is a white business executive. Starting with their own friendship, Michael and David have led an innovative and inspiring campaign to counter the evil of gun violence with collaboration and hope.

Find out more about Together Chicago
The Unseen Realm by Micahel S. Hesier (recommended by Michael Allen)
The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's Circle Transformed Britain by Stephen Tomkins (recommended by David Dillon)
Evil and the Cross by Henri Blocher (recommended by Curtis Chang on why we ultimately are not called to “make sense” of evil, but rather to combat it).
Check out the opportunities at George Fox University
Check out the opportunities with the Matthew 5:9 Network.