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The New Parish – How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community - Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, Dwight J. Friesen

The New Parish – How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community

Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2014
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4115-8 (ISBN)
CHF 35,90 inkl. MwSt
Headlines rage with big stories about big churches. But tucked away in neighborhoods throughout North America is a profound work of hope quietly unfolding as the gospel takes root in the context of a place. The future of the church is local, connected to the struggles of the people and even to the land itself.
Christianity Today Award of Merit
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"When . . . faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. . . . The gospel becomes so much more tangible and compelling when the local church is actually a part of the community, connected to the struggles of the people, and even the land itself."
Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen have seen—in cities, suburbs and small towns all over North America—how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy and culture. This is not a new idea—the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life.

Paul Sparks is a frequent speaker and consultant for groups seeking to understand the transition toward more local forms of everyday ecclesial life. He curates a growing faith community in Tacoma, Washington. Tim Soerens is the founding adviser launching the Hub-Seattle, an innovative co-working space for change makers in both non-profit and business sectors. Dwight Friesen is associate professor of practical theology at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. He is the author of Thy Kingdom Connected.

Introduction: Three Lives Transformed by Rooting and Linking Together



Part One: Why Do We Need a New Parish?


1. Dislocated: Naming the Crisis We All Create

2. Misplaced: How the Church Lost Its Place



Part Two: What Is The New Parish?


3. Faithful Presence: Ending Techniques for Renewal That Perpetuate Fragmentation

4. Ecclesial Center: How Worship Beyond the Gathering Reconfigures the Church

5. New Commons: Finding the Church in All of Life



Part Three: How Do We Practice the New Parish?


6. Presencing: Adapting to the Spirit?s Movement

7. Rooting: Growing Stability Within Your Place

8. Linking: Connecting the Church Across Places

9. Leading: Living a Life Worth Following

Conclusion: Presence in a Post-Everything Future



Gratitudes

Recommended Resources

Glossary of Terms

Notes

About the Parish Collective

About the Seattle School

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.5.2014
Verlagsort Illinois
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 210 mm
Gewicht 269 g
Themenwelt Sonstiges Geschenkbücher
Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Religion / Theologie Christentum Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10 0-8308-4115-6 / 0830841156
ISBN-13 978-0-8308-4115-8 / 9780830841158
Zustand Neuware
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