Amy Williams – Worth Seeing

‘We are in the business of seeing others, seeing them the way God sees them, and letting them know they have value’. Brent talks with Amy Williams about her new IVP book ‘Worth Seeing: Viewing Others Through God’s Eyes’. Amy has spent three decades doing ministry with youth in gangs and prisons.  While most of society sees high-risk youth through lenses of fear or disregard, she has come to see them through God’s eyes as having tremendous value and potential.   (1:00) A ‘hope dealer’; (1:28) Chicago; (2:20) A need to be seen and acknowledged; (3:20) How Amy came to be in ministry; (4:25) Churches and street youth ministry; (7:10) Living among the communities we serve; (8:40) High risk youth and trauma; (9:40) Gangs and traumatized youth; (11:15) Gangs and gang culture; (13:15) Mentoring gang youth; (14:15) Prison; (19:20) How can we help people just out of prison? (22:40) Dealing with grief in ministry. Links mentioned in this episode: www.amazon.com/Worth-Seeing-Viewing-Others-Through/dp/1514007126 connect.ivpress.com/amy-l-williams Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.