Selling Out The Church

Author : Philip D. Kenneson,Jim Street
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592442966

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Selling Out the Church by Philip D. Kenneson,Jim Street Pdf

Marketing the church is hot. For many church leaders, marketing might even be the first article of their creed, which goes something like this: We believe that our church determines its identity and mission through the tactics of marketing strategies. Theologians Kenneson and Street offer a thoughtful and provocative protest, with a foreword from Stanley Hauerwas. The authors expose the theological presuppositions that inform the marketing project. . . and help us to see that the marketer's presumption that form can be separated from content of the gospel betrays an understanding of the gospel that cannot help betraying the gift that is Christ. The authors propose an alternative, constructive account of the church's mission and purpose that is not based on exchange of value but on reminding us that the gospel is always a gift - a gift that makes impossible any presumptions that there can be an exchange between human beings and God that is rooted in the satisfaction of our untrained needs. The cross and resurrection challenge the world's understanding of what our needs should be.

Author : Viola Walker
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781412049719

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The Selling Out of the Church. Part One by Viola Walker Pdf

Author : Robert C. Palmer
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0807827436

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Selling the Church by Robert C. Palmer Pdf

"Palmer analyzes an extensive set of data drawn from common law records to reveal a vigorous and effective effort by the laity to enforce the statutes of 1529. Motivated by both economic incentives and traditional ideals, the litigants used the statutes to compel the residence of their clergy and to make the commercial activities of lease-holding and buying for resale and profit the sole province of the laity. Inserting the rector back into the parish. Palmer shows, dramatically altered the economic, educational, and religious context of parish life."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Michael Scott Horton
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Christianity
ISBN : IND:30000037453523

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Power Religion by Michael Scott Horton Pdf

Ruled by sociology (the church growth movement), psychology (the self-esteem movement), and politics (both the Christian left and right), some respected Christian leaders consider the evangelical church today to have gone too far in adopting the world's tactics in the name of progress and betterment for the church.

Author : Linda Bergquist,Allan Karr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780470383179

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Church Turned Inside Out by Linda Bergquist,Allan Karr Pdf

A design-thinking book for planting or redesigning churches and incubating a new generation of leaders. Written by Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr, two experienced church planters and mentors, the book is full of wisdom, practical advice, and creative counsel. Instead of a business-model-as-usual approach, the authors challenge readers to begin with the raw materials of beliefs, values, individuals, teams, and culture, and to then move outwards to draw from a rich palette of real and potential church paradigms. This book is meant to provoke church leaders to think outside of the box and to imagine how their churches might better reflect the image and the mission of God in the world. Contains a wealth of illustrative examples, charts, and other visual aides Offers a creative practical perspective and a multi-disciplinary approach to establishing a new church or leading an existing one Shows how to honor a church's purpose while embracing its unique culture Includes important lessons for nurturing church leadership skills

Author : Marva J. Dawn
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : 080284586X

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A Royal Waste of Time by Marva J. Dawn Pdf

In this book, Marva Dawn insists that churches need to engage in a serious process of community discernment concerning worship in order to employ the best tools and forms, and she offers reflections to further the discussion. Each part of A Royal "Waste" of Time begins with a sample Scripture-based sermon since Dawn emphasizes that the church's worship must follow biblical guidelines and form a biblical people.--From publisher's description.

Author : Gary E. Gilley
Publisher : Allegiance Press, Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Church
ISBN : 1591600499

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This Little Church Went to Market by Gary E. Gilley Pdf

With many evangelical churches being subscribed to pragmatic rather than scriptural patterns for worship this book calls for the Church to return to its scriptural roots.

Author : Gregg R. Allison
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433536038

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Sojourners and Strangers by Gregg R. Allison Pdf

What is a church? This can be a difficult question to answer and Christians have offered a variety of perspectives. Gregg Allison thus explores and synthesizes all that Scripture affirms about the new covenant people of God, capturing a full picture of the biblical church. He covers the topics of the church’s identity and characteristics; its growth through purity, unity, and discipline; its offices and leadership structures; its ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper; and its ministries. Here is a rich approach to ecclesiology consisting of sustained doctrinal reflection and wise, practical application. Part of the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series.

Author : Pete Ward
Publisher : Authentic Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : CUB:U183046423092

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Selling Worship by Pete Ward Pdf

The evangelical church has undergone a significant change in culture and theology over the last thirty-five years. Selling Worship argues that this has been achieved through the adoption of a particular style of worship. In effect the songs, or rather the practice of singing and listening to the songs, carry the culture and practice of the church. This has come about through the contextualization of worship in the production, selling, and consumption of associated popular music. Selling Worship tells the recent history of evangelicalism through the lives, actions, and economic processes of festival organizers, record companies, magazines, and worship leaders. It presents a comprehensive account of how these changes have come about and offers a multilayered pattern of interpretation to show how what we sing has changed the church. The book concludes with a critical appreciation of worship and offers practical guidelines for the future.

Author : Viola Walker
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1412232376

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The Selling Out of the Churches by Viola Walker Pdf

This book was written to bring the secrets that are in the dark into the light. Such as the unholy, dishonor, hidden sins within ours churches. It also hold hope to the believer, if there is need for change they will work to bring the true changes that are needed to themselves as well as the church, into the light.

Author : Anthony B. Robinson,Robert W. Wall
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802860656

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Called to Be Church by Anthony B. Robinson,Robert W. Wall Pdf

Biblical scholar Robert Wall and pastoral leader Anthony Robinson here join forces to bring the Acts of the Apostles forward to our time as a resource for congregational renewal and transformation.Featuring both careful exegetical study and exciting contemporary exposition, the fifteen chapters of Called to Be Church each first interpret the text of Acts as Scripture and then engage Acts for today's church. The book dives into many of the most vexing issues faced by the church then and now -- such issues as conflict resolution, pluralism and multiculturalism, sexuality, money, church and state, the role of the Holy Spirit, and more.Enhanced by study questions at the end of each chapter, Called to Be Church will lend itself especially well to small-group study within congregations. Pastors, lay readers, students, and ordinary believers alike will find the book helpful and inspiring.

Author : Rodney Harrison,Tom Cheyney,Don Overstreet
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805446852

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Spin-Off Churches by Rodney Harrison,Tom Cheyney,Don Overstreet Pdf

Veteran missional church planters present a much needed how-to resource for churches desiring to sponsor the planting of other new churches locally and globally.

Author : S. David Moore
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780826471604

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Shepherding Movement by S. David Moore Pdf

An engaging history of the Shepherding Movement, an influential and controversial expression of the charismatic renewal in the 1970s and 1980s. This neopentecostal movement, led by popular Bible teachers Ern Baxter, Don Basham, Bob Mumford, Derek Prince and Charles Simpson, became a house church movement in the United States. The Shepherding Movement is a case study of an attempt at renewing church structures. Many critics accused the movement of being authoritarian because of its emphasis on submission to a personal pastor or "shepherd" as they termed it.

Author : Carey Nieuwhof
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735291362

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At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof Pdf

“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.

Author : Lynn Robert Buzzard,Laurence Eck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0842369864

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Tell it to the Church by Lynn Robert Buzzard,Laurence Eck Pdf