A graduate from Baylor University with a B.A. in Sociology, much of his professional experience has been in the social services field. In 2012, Richard completed a church-planting residency through the Rebuild Network and currently serves the local church as the Community Life Pastor. Richard is a husband to Amanda and father to four children: Micah, Jaeden, Amaya, and Aaliya.
Gentrification doesn’t happen overnight. It happens over the span of several decades of careful planning. The root of it is capitalism or what the Bible describes as the love of money, where the poor are viewed as a burden on the city’s ability to thrive and are therefore intentionally displaced.