Slow Church - Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus (Paperback)

Readers' Choice Award Winner Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Fast food. Fast cars. Fast and furious. Fast forward. Fast . . . church? The church is often idealized (or demonized) as the last bastion of a bygone era, dragging our feet as we're pulled into new moralities and new spiritualities. We guard our doctrine and our piety with great vigilance. But we often fail to notice how quickly we're capitulating, in the structures and practices of our churches, to a culture of unreflective speed, dehumanizing efficiency and dis-integrating isolationism. In the beginning, the church ate together, traveled together and shared in all facets of life. Centered as they were on Jesus, these seemingly mundane activities took on their own significance in the mission of God. In Slow Church, Chris Smith and John Pattison invite us to leave franchise faith behind and enter into the ecology, economy and ethics of the kingdom of God, where people know each other well and love one another as Christ loved the church.

General

Imprint:	Inter-Varsity Press,US
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	C. Christopher Smith • John Pattison • Jonathan Wilson-hartgrov
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-8308-4114-1
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Miscellaneous items > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8308-4114-8
Barcode:	9780830841141

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