Transforming Congregations through Community

Transforming Congregations through Community
Author: Boyung Lee
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2013-11-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0664233309

In this helpful book, Boyung Lee offers an encouraging vision of the mainline church’s future. Lee grapples with some of the greatest challenges facing the mainline church, offering compelling responses to recurring questions: What does faithfulness to the gospel look like in this changing world? What is our distinctive voice in the larger society? How does theological education have to change if it is to serve the needs of a new century? Lee argues that the church’s future is a promising one if the church can offer a richer and deeper definition of community—one that moves beyond the excessive individualism of western culture and that helps mainline Christians understand their solidarity with one another and with all of God’s people. Lee further explores the crucial role of faith formation at the congregational and seminary levels. More than mere schooling, theological education must engage all aspects of educators’ and students’ lives to prepare seminarians for the challenges that lie ahead. While not dismissing the mainline church’s challenges, Lee offers congregational leaders and seminary educators a vision of a church transformed for the 21st century.

Transformational Church

Transformational Church
Author: Ed Stetzer
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433669307

It is time to take heart and rework the scorecard. --

Transforming Communities

Transforming Communities
Author: Sandhya Rani Jha
Publisher: Chalice Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0827237162

The world around us is a wreck. When there's so much conflict around the country and around the corner, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, powerless, and helpless. What can one person do to make a difference? Here's the good news. Millions of everyday people are ready to step into their power to transform their communities. And you are one of them. Take heart and be inspired by real stories of ordinary people who took action and changed their corner of the world, one step at a time. Equal parts inspiration, education, and Do-It-Yourself, Transforming Communities by veteran community activist Sandhya Jha will open your eyes to the world-healing potential within you, and give you the vision, the tools, and the encouragement to start transforming your neighborhood, one person at a time.

Transforming Congregational Culture

Transforming Congregational Culture
Author: Anthony B. Robinson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2003-01-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802805188

Argues in behalf of transforming main-line congregations into "missional communities," which will give hope to declining churches in the twenty-first century.

Transforming Church

Transforming Church
Author: Kevin G. Ford
Publisher: David C Cook
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Church renewal
ISBN: 9781434767042

Drawn from extensive research, Transforming Church shares how all churches can experience genuine change and growth.

Transforming Church Conflict

Transforming Church Conflict
Author: Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0664238483

Using real-world case studies and examples, Hunsinger and Latini helpfully guide pastors and lay leaders through effective and compassionate ways to deal with discord.

Transforming Community

Transforming Community
Author: Henry H. Knight III
Publisher: Upper Room Books
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0881777560

Drawing from the strength of their previous book, Transforming Evangelism, Henry Knight and Douglas Powe show us a Wesleyan way to form missional communities and congregations. Drawing from John Wesley's own organizing abilities, this will better equip today's congregations to be more transfomational. Each chapter also has study questions.

Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered

Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered
Author: James C. Wilhoit
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493435167

Most books on spiritual formation focus on the individual. But spiritual formation is at the heart of the church's whole purpose for existence. It must be a central task for the church to carry out Christ's mission in the world. This book offers an introduction to spiritual formation set squarely in the local church. The first edition has been well received and widely used as a textbook. The second edition has been updated throughout, incorporates findings from positive psychology, and reflects an Augustinian formation perspective. Foreword by Dallas Willard.

Transforming Worship

Transforming Worship
Author: Rory Noland
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830841733

Spiritual formation is the key to the survival of our faith. According to worship leader Rory Noland, in order to stem the tide of nominal Christianity we need to reclaim our worship services as formative spaces that are substantive and purposeful. Combining discipleship and worship—what Noland calls transforming worship—he offers a vision for worship as spiritual formation.

Congregation & Community

Congregation & Community
Author: Nancy Tatom Ammerman
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 460
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780813523354

Why do some religious institutions decline in the face of racial integration whilst others grow? How do congregations deal with economic distress? This study of congregations in the face of community transformation includes stories of over 20 congregations in nine communities across America.