Seeking Church

Author : Darren T. Duerksen,William A. Dyrness
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830872428

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Seeking Church by Darren T. Duerksen,William A. Dyrness Pdf

New expressions of church that are proliferating among Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and other non-Christian religious communities, including so-called insider movements, have raised intense discussion in missiological circles. In Seeking Church, Darren Duerksen and William Dyrness address these issues by exploring how all Christian movements have been and are engaged in a "reverse hermeneutic," where the gospel is read and interpreted through existing cultural and religious norms. Duerksen and Dyrness draw on the growing social-scientific work on emergent theory—the concept that social communities arise over time in ways that reflect specific historical and cultural dynamics. This is a missiological process, they argue, in which God has always worked through people and their culture to shape his witness in the world. They illustrate emergent theory through historical and contemporary case studies and consider the church's contextualized nature by exploring biblical models of the church, worship practices as emergent, and ecclesial markers that identify emerging churches and their distinctive witness. For missiologists, theologians, practitioners, and all who ponder the challenge and opportunities of mission among other religious communities, Seeking Church offers a multidisciplinary conceptual framework with which to understand the global diversity of the body of Christ. The Spirit is constantly drawing people toward God's community, causing new expressions of church to emerge and thus displaying new facets of his work and character. Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.

Author : Stephen Pickard
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334049401

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Seeking the Church by Stephen Pickard Pdf

Seeking the Church intends to introduce students, teachers and inquirers to key themes and dynamics in being the Church. In a time of significant change and search for new forms of Christian community the book locates such developments within the wider Christian tradition of theological reflection on the doctrine of the Church.

Author : Susanna Snyder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317177739

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Asylum-Seeking, Migration and Church by Susanna Snyder Pdf

Asylum-Seeking, Migration and Church addresses one of the most pressing issues confronting contemporary society. How are we to engage with migrants? Drawing on studies of church engagement with asylum seekers in the UK and critical immigration and refugee issues in North America, Snyder presents an extended theological reflection on both the issue of asylum-seeking and the fears of established populations surrounding immigration. This book outlines ways in which churches are currently supporting asylum seekers, encouraging closer engagement with people seen as 'other' and more thoughtful responses to newcomers. Creatively exploring biblical and theological traditions surrounding the 'stranger', Snyder argues that as well as practising a vision of inclusive community churches would do well to engage with established population fears. Trends in global migration and the dynamics of fear and hostility surrounding immigration are critically and creatively explored throughout the book. Inviting more complex, nuanced responses to asylum seekers and immigrants, this book offers invaluable insights to those interested in Christian ethics, practical theology, social work, mission and faith and social action, as well as those working in the field of migration.

Author : Alydia Smith
Publisher : The United Church of Canada
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781551342658

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Lesser Evils by Alydia Smith Pdf

Does your faith inform your daily choices? Lesser Evils reflects on the decisions we make every day, from “Do I take this parking space?” to “Do I wear this mask?” to “Do I choose to forgive you?” Daily scripture, reflections, personal questions, and prayers for individual devotions or group study explore how to attempt to seek wisdom and do good as followers of Jesus. A study guide for groups is included.

Author : Paul Avis
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567089010

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Seeking the Truth of Change in the Church by Paul Avis Pdf

This timely book, which arises out of consultations under the auspices of the Centre for the Study of the Christian Church, examines the Church of England's decision to ordain women to the priesthood and to make pastoral provision for those opposed. It attempts to discover and define the theological principles underlying both the ordination of women and the determination of the Church to maintain communion when these developments provoke fundamental disagreements.

Author : George Gammack
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781326390501

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THE SECRET SERVICE CHURCH:FAITH SEEKING RELATEDNESS by George Gammack Pdf

We all know what church is. Likewise we are provided with a supply of set notions for God, Christ and the Bible, which make up the stock-in trade equipment for both 'believer' and 'non-believer.' This study asks fundamental questions about all these from a relational perspective, attempting to illumine the faith quest by way of clues from the common realities of human interaction. In this it is the appropriate provisions of relationships, rather than the assent to doctrines, that forms the spiritual basis of community. Such a theology of relatedness is urgently needed. We must come out of our creedal closets to be part of a new diaspora. This demands a 'secret discipline' of servant relationship at work in that no-man's-land where there is space for all manner of secular saints and doctrinal devils to discover the possibilities of their togetherness - the secret service church, in odd places and often strange company.

Author : Mark Dever
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781581349375

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What Is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever Pdf

Guides both pastors and members to recognize key characteristics of a healthy church and then challenge each person to do his or her part in developing those characteristics in the local church body.

Author : Tim McConnell
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830893690

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Happy Church by Tim McConnell Pdf

Most Christians resist the idea that we are to pursue happiness. We are more comfortable with the idea of finding joy or being blessed. But seeking happiness seems too superficial or too flighty for people of faith. In Happy Church, Tim McConnell offers a radical call for Christians to reclaim happiness. Happiness flows from the joy of the Lord and being glad in Christ. When the church expresses happiness, we are making a countercultural choice that the world cannot help but notice. "It's time to bring the happy back," he says. "It's time to get serious about happiness." This is a book to read with your small group or congregation, with discussion questions to help you become happy together. You'll discover that God's call to the church is to radiate happiness—because we live in a world that desperately needs it.

Author : Stephen Pickard
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334044109

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Seeking the Church by Stephen Pickard Pdf

Seeking the Church intends to introduce students, teachers and inquirers to key themes and dynamics in being the Church. In a time of significant change and search for new forms of Christian community the book locates such developments within the wider Christian tradition of theological reflection on the doctrine of the Church.

Author : Dr David Goodhew
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472413994

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Towards a Theology of Church Growth by Dr David Goodhew Pdf

Concern about church growth and decline is widespread and contentious, yet theological reflection on church growth is scarce. Leading international scholars, including Alister McGrath, Benedicta Ward and C. Kavin Rowe, provide rich resources from scripture, doctrine and tradition, to underpin action to promote church growth and to stimulate further theological reflection on the subject.

Author : Richard Hooker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022497021

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The Church Defended: Being a Preface to Them that Seek ... the Reformation of the Laws and Orders Ecclesiastical in the Church of England. [Preface to the “Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity.] by Richard Hooker Pdf

Author : Collin Hansen,Jonathan Leeman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433579592

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Rediscover Church by Collin Hansen,Jonathan Leeman Pdf

"A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble." Since a global pandemic abruptly closed places of worship, many Christians have skipped church life, even neglecting virtual services. But this was a trend even before COVID-19. Polarizing issues, including political and racial strife, convinced some people to pull away from the church and one another. Now it's time to recommit to gathering as brothers and sisters in Christ. In Rediscover Church, Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman discuss why church is essential for believers and God's mission. Through biblical references and personal stories, they show readers God's true intention for corporate gathering: to spiritually strengthen members as individuals and the body of Christ. In an age of church-shopping and livestreamed services, rediscover why the future of the church relies on believers gathering regularly as the family of God. Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition and 9Marks.

Author : Gene Daniels
Publisher : William Carey Library
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 087808343X

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Searching for the Indigenous Church by Gene Daniels Pdf

"This book bubbles up out of the heart of a man who has been on pilgrimage in Central Asia's heartland. He has walked the dusty caravan trails he writes about in this perceptive and challenging book . . . . I've walked beside him as together we've sought to see Christ plant His church among an unreached Central Asian people group . . . . Gene will challenge you to radically rethink what we mean . . . when we speak of indigenous churches." -John Lee (pseudonym), Missionary, Central Asia

Author : Andrew Gamman
Publisher : Kereru Publishing Limited
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780473263195

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Church Invisible by Andrew Gamman Pdf

We are living in a time in which we are seeing a rapid unravelling of institutional structures in Western society and a re-alignment of values. The church is not faring well in this process. This book takes the form of an earthed and practical theology and asks the question ‘what is the church?’ Rather than a purely theoretical, or a purely pragmatic approach, it looks to the radical Reformers of the sixteenth century and finds there an emphasis on the church’s invisible realities and on community both of which have a relevance to the twenty-first century.

Author : Jared C. Wilson
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433544644

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The Prodigal Church by Jared C. Wilson Pdf

Pastors want to reach the lost with the good news of Jesus. However, we've too often assumed this requires loud music, flashy lights, and skinny jeans. In this gentle manifesto, Jared Wilson—a pastor who knows what it's like to serve in a large attractional church—challenges pastors to reconsider their priorities when it comes to how they "do church" and reach people in their communities. Writing with the grace and kindness of a trusted friend, Wilson encourages pastors to reexamine the Bible's teaching, not simply return to a traditional model for tradition's sake. He then sets forth an alternative to both the attractional and the traditional models: an explicitly biblical approach that is gospel focused, grace based, and fruit oriented.