How does a Holistic Gospel bring peace to a violent city?

Sometimes it's easy to forget that Chicago is a violent city. At least, it's easy to forget when I'm sat in a trendy coffee shop typing on my Macbook and listening to the latest pseudo-folk band sing about love and faith and lion men. Yes, it can be easy to forget.

However, for many people, families and communities over the last couple of days in Chicago, it's not so easy to forget:

Regina

Boy, 17

Two Men

Man, 19

Quentin

Man, 21

Two Women

Whilst these recent stories offer a mere snapshot of the violence in our city, they do serve to raise an important question:

How does a Holistic Gospel bring peace to a violent city?