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| Author | : J.J. Warren |
| Publisher | : Abingdon Press |
| Total Pages | : 98 |
| Release | : 2020-02-04 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1501896075 |
In Reclaiming Church, J.J. Warren continues his call to reaffirm the Church be welcoming to all, including young people like those he led at Sarah Lawrence College who “didn’t know God could love them because their churches said God didn’t.” The book addresses three points of importance to young people looking to be part of a church community, and a call: 1. The identity and nature of God 2. The role of Scripture in discerning God’s call 3. The author’s own experience of God, church, and identity In the final chapter, “We Are the Church,” Warren focuses on practical and positive steps for joining voices, being heard, building bridges, and working together for young people to reclaim Church in their lives. Key Features • Affirms to the LGBTQ community and those who love them that the Church is for all. • Inspires younger progressive people to stay within the Church and work to renew the call of ministry. • Explores the Church’s beginnings and emphasis on community. • Calls readers to focus on practical and positive steps to reclaim Church in their lives.
| Author | : Wes Roberts |
| Publisher | : NavPress Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Church |
| ISBN | : 9781576834077 |
If you want a more vital union with God, a richer relationship with others, and a deeper sense of personal wholeness, learn how to look inside yourself and discover how God works real, liberating change when you live from the inside out. Includes a 12-week study guide.
| Author | : Thom S. Rainer |
| Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2010-10-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 080544937X |
Why do so many young adults (18 to 22) leave the church, and what will it take to bring them back? This important question is examined and duly answered in Essential Church?, a follow-up to Thom S. Rainer’s best-selling Simple Church cowritten this time with his son, research expert Sam Rainer. The book is based on a study of one-thousand so-called "church dropouts" who were interviewed about why they left. Their answers are quite surprising, having less to do with "losing their religion" and more about the desire for a community that isn’t made stale by simply maintaining the status quo. In turn, the Rainers offer churches four concrete solutions toward making their worship community an essential part these young people’s lives again: Simplify - develop a clear structure and process for making disciples. Deepen - provide strong biblical teaching and preaching. Expect - let members know the need for commitment to the congregation. Multiply - emphasize evangelism, outward focus, and starting new churches.
| Author | : John B. Cobb |
| Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
| Total Pages | : 124 |
| Release | : 1997-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780664257200 |
What has happened to the once robust mainline church in the United States? Decrying the professionalization of theological education, Cobb calls for the church to return to its theological vocation so that its members can in turn resume their passionate commitment to faith.
| Author | : Allen T. Stanton |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2021-05-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1538135256 |
As rural America continues to undergo massive economic and demographic shifts, rural churches are uniquely positioned to provide community leadership. Leading a rural congregation requires a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing these communities, as well as a strong theological and community-focused identity. Allen T. Stanton describes how in establishing this identity, rural leaders build a meaningful and vital ministry. Reclaiming Rural explores the myths and realities of rural places, and how those common narratives impact the leadership of rural churches. Ultimately, rural congregations must practice a contextual understanding of vitality, which understands both the strengths and challenges of leading in a rural setting. Arguing for a practice of evangelism imbued with this mission of vitality, Reclaiming Rural promotes the church as a leader in economic and community development, modeled upon a Wesleyan theology of grace. Acknowledging the many challenges facing rural churches, this book is an energetic and encouraging guide to overcoming social and economic obstacles to build a thriving congregation.
| Author | : Robin Meyers |
| Publisher | : SPCK |
| Total Pages | : 166 |
| Release | : 2012-11-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0281069425 |
A new way to follow Jesus that draws on old ways of following him. Prominent progressive writer, speaker, and minister Robin Meyers proposes that the best way for the faithful to recapture the spirit of the early Christian church is to recognize that Jesus-following was - and must be again - subversive in the best sense of the word because the gospel taken seriously turns the world upside down. No matter how the church may organize itself or worship, the defining characteristic of the church of the future will be its Jesus-inspired countercultural witness.
| Author | : Kelly A. Fryer |
| Publisher | : Augsburg Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780806645964 |
Reclaiming the "L" Word is a book about renewing congregations by recognizing and living out the core teachings of the Lutheran faith. Primarily written for those who call themselves Lutheran and, specifically, those who are members of ELCA congregations, this little book helps us answer these central questions: Who are we? What DOES it mean to be a Lutheran today, anyway? And, why does it matter. Inspirational, engaging, and challenging, this book is a must-read for pastors and congregational leaders!
| Author | : Carl E. Braaten |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 151 |
| Release | : 2016-12-30 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1532616856 |
Front-ranking theologians speak out on the crisis of biblical authority and interpretation in the church, focusing in particular on the adequacy of the historical-critical method of hermeneutics. The essays in this volume address from various perspectives the notorious gap between the historical critical approach to the study of the Bible and the church's liturgical and dogmatic transmission of biblical faith. The authors, following the central theme suggested by Brevard S. Childs's "canonical method" of biblical interpretation, argue that the historical-critical method does not suffice of itself apart from faith and the church.
| Author | : Mark Clifton |
| Publisher | : B&H Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9781433643224 |
What is there about a dying church that brings glory to God? Mark Clifton's convicting answer is "Nothing." Because a local church is intended to represent the work of God in a community, when that church "loses it saltiness," not only is God's work pictured as irrelevant in that community, but also dishonor and disrepute may well become associated with God's name as a result. In Reclaiming Glory, Clifton draws not only upon his own burden for revitalizing dying churches but also upon years of church replanting experience to offer passionate counsel for how to breathe new life into a dying church . . . all for the glory of the God who is building his church upon the immovable rock of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
| Author | : Hugh Rayment-Pickard |
| Publisher | : Canterbury Press |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2020-07-10 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1786222973 |
Argues that an inclusive vision of God lies at the heart of Christian theology. This book also looks at the need of Liberal theology to stake a claim for the very identity of Christianity itself, showing how mainstream and inclusive values have always been a central strand of Christian thinking and represent the majority view.
