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Church on the Edge of Somewhere - Ministry, Marginality, and the Future (Paperback, New)
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Church on the Edge of Somewhere - Ministry, Marginality, and the Future (Paperback, New)
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Most congregations today exist in what George Thompson calls the
"middle of anywhere." They live comfortably with their surrounding
culture, focusing their energies on serving the needs of their
current members. These congregations have many strengths and gifts
that they can exercise without changing a thing. But Thompson
envisions a deeper, more prophetic call for congregations to
explore the meaning of being in the world but not of it--a church
on the "edge of somewhere." Thompson sees a church that is deeply
engaged in ministering to the community while calling on others to
commit to doing the same. By analyzing the interaction between a
congregation's focus of identity and their stance with the world,
Thompson has created a helpful grid for congregations to place
themselves on today's cultural map. A congregation that sees itself
as existing on the margins of society will look different than one
that sees itself as embedded in society. A congregation that hears
a call to serve the surrounding community will look different from
one that focuses on its internal needs. Knowing where they stand
now is the key for congregations to discover where they must go in
the future to fully live out their call to be God's people in the
world.
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