Olivia Maxwell, Executive Director at On the Rise Financial Center and Associate Pastor of Congregational Care at Ebenezer Baptist Church, delivered the devotional message at Westside Future Fund’s March 18th Transform Westside Summit.

In the book of Nehemiah, was a time where they were doing what we are doing now, which is collaborative revitalization. Not one person or one household worked in the book of Nehemiah for this notion of revitalization. But, there was a land that was being revitalized by families. And if you were to read the book in its entirety, you will see that everybody who came together had their part. Everybody played a role in the revitalization.”

Catch the full devotion below.