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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism
Verbally sharing the gospel is only part of evangelism, asserts
author David Gustafson. We must also live out the good news, both
as individuals and as communities. In this book Gustafson expertly
lays out the foundations of and approaches to evange-lism that are
crucial for the church today. In light of our increasingly
post-Christian Western contexts, Gustafson offers a
mission-oriented ecclesiology that moves from missional theory to
practices of missional engagement. Introduc-ing "God's human drama"
as a way to explain the gospel within God's redemptive story, he
outlines specific ways for pastors and church leaders to shape a
"gospeling" culture within their congre-gations. Gustafson's
biblical, theological, historical, cultural, and practical approach
will make this book an ideal text for evangelical pastors,
professors, students, and Christian leaders.
Climate Church, Climate World argues that climate change is the
greatest moral challenge humanity has ever faced. Hunger, refugees,
poverty, inequality, deadly viruses, war-climate change multiplies
all forms of global social injustice. Environmental leader Reverend
Jim Antal presents a compelling case that it's time for the church
to meet this moral challenge, just as the church addressed previous
moral challenges. Antal calls for the church to embrace a new
vocation so that future generations might live in harmony with
God's creation. After describing how we have created the dangers
our planet now faces, Antal urges the church to embrace a new
vocation, one focused on collective salvation and an expanded
understanding of the Golden Rule (Golden Rule 2.0). He suggests
ways people of faith can reorient what they prize through new
approaches to worship, preaching, witnessing and other spiritual
practices that honor creation and cultivate hope.
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