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Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World - The New Shape of the Church in Our Time (Paperback)
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Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World - The New Shape of the Church in Our Time (Paperback)
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Exhausted with trying to "fix" the church? It's time to turn in a
new direction: back to the Holy Spirit. In this insightful book,
internationally renowned scholar and leader Alan Roxburgh urges
Christians to follow the Spirit into our neighborhoods, re-engage
with the mission of God, and re-imagine the whole enterprise of
church. Joining God, Remaking Church, and Changing the World can
guide any church - large or small, suburban or urban,
denomination-level or local parish - to become a vital center for
spirituality and mission. * Distills the best of mission wisdom for
laity and clergy today * Roxburgh is a leading voice shaping church
life ecumenically and globally Alan Roxburgh offers deep hope and
concrete steps forward for churches struggling with life in a
post-Christian culture. By entering more deeply into the stories of
the Bible, our own stories, and the lives of our neighbors, we join
God's life in the world. This is one of the most helpful books I
have read, full of clear analysis and practical wisdom. - Dwight
Zscheile, associate professor of congregational mission and
leadership at Luther Seminary and author of People of the Way and
The Agile Church Joining God invites you to embark on the journey
you always wanted to take. In this book you will find: Courage:
Alan Roxburgh is unafraid to admit the unraveling of what we've
been and calls us to move into new places. Faith: The Spirit is
going ahead of us into our neighborhoods. Ancient/future: The
answer isn't flashy promotions but deeper discipleship and
community. Hope: When we dare to move outside our walls, we'll find
work to do and our calling renewed. - Philip Clayton, scholar,
activist and author of Transforming Christian Theology Drawing on
his years of experience with missional church theology and
practice, Roxburgh outlines our attempts to end church decline and
opens up fresh vision: What if the unraveling of the church is
God's way of leading us out of bondage to American culture into
God's new Exodus? What if God is inviting us to shift our focus and
to discern and join God's presence and work in our neighborhoods?
This book outlines practical steps congregations can embrace to
experiment with this new/old way of living the Gospel locally.
Engaging these practices will not be easy. And learning from God
and neighbors how to participate in local missional experiments
might actually transform both congregations and society. Don't just
read this book ... gather a group to experiment with this "way" in
practice! - Gordon Scruton, Retired Bishop of the Diocese of
Western Massachusetts Drawing on his work as a consultant,
researcher, sociologist and teacher, Roxburgh invites congregations
to build bridges between their churches and their neighborhoods. He
outlines a way for congregations to reclaim their apostolic roots,
a process that is rooted in scripture and grounded in prayer. His
is a challenge to be faithful to the Gospel and to reap the
benefits of commitment and creativity. - Mark Beckwith, Bishop of
the Diocese of Newark
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