For today's entry in the Friday Five interview series, we catch up with Andy Crouch.

Andy Crouch is the executive editor of Christianity Today, where he was the executive producer of This Is Our City. His most recent book Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power is available now.

Today we chat with Andy about being timely and timeless, power, and trustees.

You recently finished the This Is Our City series with Christianity Today, highlighting restorative work spearheaded by Christians in urban areas. Were you satisfied with the impact of this series?

This Is Our City has been one of the highlights of the last few years for me, most of all because of the people we got to meet from all walks of life who are seeking the flourishing of their cities. It was an amazing tour of the Body of Christ at its best, in all its diversity, and we came away with a great set of stories that we plan to keep sharing.

I suspect the greatest impact, honestly, was on our team and CT itself. We met with ...