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Joining Jesus (Hardcover)
Moses Chung, Christopher Meehan; Foreword by Alan J. Roxburgh
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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
* Speaks to the bewilderment and helplessness many churches feel in
the face of current events * Practical new interpretation of
changes in the West Throughout its history, the church has faced
crises of meaning and identity in all kinds of changing contexts.
The crises facing the churches of the western hemisphere today are
no different. At their best, churches have recognized that their
challenge is not their own fixing or even "reformation" but a deep
engagement with the ways the gospel transforms society. This book
explores how this can happen again in a radically changing western
world.
Praise for "The Missional Leader"
"Alan J. Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk are two of the few people in
the world today who understand how we can create an environment for
the missional transformation of the church for the postmodern
world. Every church leader should read this book!"
--Rev. Dr. Clark D. Cowden, Presbytery of San Joaquin,
Presbyterian Church
"Discontinuous change wreaks havoc among congregations and
pastors who aren't familiar with the new terrain. When it comes to
navigating this new land, Roxburgh and Romanuk have my ear and
gratitude. Effective, dependable, useful . . . their wisdom is
helping retool our congregation for daring and robust witness. And
among my students--who feel change deep in their bones, both its
threats and opportunities--this book is a vital companion as they
begin their ministries."
--Chris William Erdman, senior pastor, University Presbyterian
Church; adjunct faculty, MB Biblical Seminary
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Joining Jesus (Paperback)
Moses Chung, Christopher Meehan; Foreword by Alan J. Roxburgh
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R674
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The burgeoning missional church movement is a sign that believers
are increasingly feeling the call to impact their communities,
which is a good thing. But, says Alan J. Roxburgh, these
conversations still prioritize church success over mission--how can
being missional grow my church? But to focus on such questions
misses the point.
In "Missional," Roxburgh calls Christians to reenter their
neighborhoods and communities to discover what the Spirit is doing
there--to start with God's mission. He then encourages readers to
shape their local churches around that mission. With inspiring true
stories and a solid biblical base, "Missional" is a book that will
change lives and communities as its message is lived out.
The urgent question for Christian mission in North America today
has to do with churches and congregations and the crisis of their
identity in the culture of modernity. Alan Roxburgh argues that the
crisis is not merely one of internal identity or structures but
involves the massive changes that have transformed modernity,
including the shifting of the church from the center of culture to
the margins. Chapter 1 reviews the marginalization of the churches
and their self-under-standing of that context; chapter 2 examines
Victor Turner s work on liminality (a term describing the
transition process that accompanies a change of state or social
position), relating it to the church s experience of
marginalization; chapter 3 outlines leadership characteristics
required in today s missionary congregations. Alan J. Roxburgh is
Senior Pastor of West Vancouver Baptist Church in British Columbia,
an adjunct faculty member of Regent College in Vancouver, and
author of the recently published Reaching a New Generation.
Our world has changed dramatically in the past quarter century.
People are losing faith in technology. Our society has lost
consensus and is dividing into competing tribes. Rather than simply
condemning these new values, Roxburgh calls the church to respond
with Christian community, Christian ecology and Christian
spirituality. This fresh and powerful book shows what our new world
is like and how the gospel is yet again relevant and redemptive.
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