Author: Eddie Gibbs
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 0801027152
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Book Description
Provides a comprehensive examination of the emerging church phenomenon, considering emerging patterns in leadership, worship, mission, spiritual practices, and cultural engagement.
Author: Stephen B. Clark
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 189
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Author: John M. Perkins
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1585582115
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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A powerful call to action to bring reconciliation and restoration to broken communities.
Author: David Janzen
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN: 9781612612379
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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This book shares the wisdom of many communities in many locales over the last half century.
Author: Russell Daye
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1506470033
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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Turning Ourselves Inside Out emerges from the Thriving Christian Communities Project started by the authors in 2015, as well as from a Facebook conversation where someone asked, "We always hear about the problems in our churches. When are we going to talk about the good news stories?" This got the authors thinking: How do we learn about what is exciting and what the Holy Spirit is doing? How do we broaden the conversation beyond how sad, afraid, and grumpy we often are as church people? These kinds of questions filled the authors' imaginations as they scouted out the long walking route of Camino Nova Scotia, the pilgrimage program offered by Atlantic School of Theology. The long hours walking together gave them space and peace to think more broadly about what they wanted to learn, and how to share it with the wider church. In interviews with thirty-five faith communities, the authors discovered that amid great upheaval, Christ is giving us a new church, and this book offers readers a firsthand glimpse of it. Turning Ourselves Inside Out isn't an "off the shelf" program or model. It invites readers to listen to others' experiences and then dig deep into their own and get down to the business of dreaming God's dream and making it real, right where they are. Leaders of congregations, and all who care about what God is up to in the world, need to hear these stories. They are a source of hope and courage, as God renews and revives God's people.
Author: Julie A. Gorman
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 158558553X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Over the past thirty years there has been a boom in small groups, both in society at large and within the church. From Bible studies to MOPS to Alcoholics Anonymous, it is estimated that four out of ten Americans belong to a small group that meets regularly for the care and support of its members. But are these groups creating true, biblical community, or do they settle for self-focus and personal gain? Julie Gorman has studied small groups for decades and presents her analysis, insights, and suggestions in Community That Is Christian, an essential resource for building community in church-based small groups. This comprehensive book serves both as a text for those who equip leaders or lead small groups and as an interactive manual for small-group members, helping them transform their relationships into Christ-centered community. The book begins with biblical support for coming together, contrasting it with our often individualistic mind-set that undermines community. Gorman then sets forth the goals of community and describes the process of transformation. She draws from extensive research to address the why and the how of small-group ministry, giving special attention to gender and cultural distinctions. Community That Is Christian provides readers with charts, discussion questions, and inventories to further help them establish community within their small groups.
Author: Rob Suggs
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830862552
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Book Description
One of the greatest gifts that Christ has given us is each other. Through Christ's body, the church, we discover our unique gifts and experience worship, healing and power. In this ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Rob Suggs leads us to grow in community—loving and nurturing one another, and in reflecting Christ's love to the world around us. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions—making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies. PDF download with a single-user license; available from InterVarsity Press and other resellers.
Author: John Paul Vandenakker
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781556127090
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Book Description
Examines the pastoral and theological implications of North American Small Christian Community programs.
Author: Art Gish
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1579101593
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 383
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This book is a description of what the church ought to be. Gish purposes to deal with the concrete issues of what it really means to be a Christian community, the body of Christ.
Author: Dan McKanan
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814631751
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Book Description
What emerges is a vision of the impact transformative Christian communities can have in a blessed and broken world."--BOOK JACKET.
