Incarnational Mission

Author : Samuel Wells
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1786220369
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Incarnational Mission written by Samuel Wells and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up to Incarnational Ministry: Being with the Church, Samuel Wells explores what it means for Christians and churches to engage with the world. Drawing on the Gospels, Acts, and personal insights gleaned from more than two decades in ministry, he shows how ‘being with’ others includes experiences of presence, attention, mystery, delight, participation, partnership, enjoyment and glory. His vivid narratives and wise reflections will help Christian readers better understand how to be with all kinds of people outside the church, including: • Being with Seekers • Being with Those of Other Faiths • Being with the Hostile • Being with Neighbours • Being with Government • Being with the Excluded

Author : Samuel Wells
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467449695
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Incarnational Mission written by Samuel Wells and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold new way of thinking about Christian mission “With,” says Samuel Wells, “is the most important word in the Christian faith.” In this compelling follow-up to Incarnational Ministry: Being with the Church, Wells explores what it means for mission-minded Christians and churches to be with the world. Drawing on the Gospels, Acts, and personal insights gleaned from his more than two decades in ministry, Wells elaborates on the concept of being with in eight dimensions: presence, atten-tion, mystery, delight, participation, partnership, enjoyment, and glory. His vivid narratives and wise reflections will help Christian readers better understand how to be with all kinds of people outside the church, both individually and collectively. CONTENTS Prologue: Not of This Fold Introduction: The Mission of Being With 1. Being with the Lapsed 2. Being with Seekers 3. Being with Those of No Professed Faith 4. Being with Those of Other Faiths 5. Being with the Hostile 6. Being with Neighbors 7. Being with Organizations 8. Being with Institutions 9. Being with Government 10. Being with the Excluded Epilogue: Are You Hungry?

Author : Samuel Wells
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802874851
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Incarnational Ministry written by Samuel Wells and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: There Is Need of Only One Thing -- Introduction: The Ministry of Being With -- 1. Being with God -- 2. Being with Oneself -- 3. Being with the Creation -- 4. Being with God Together -- 5. Being with Child -- 6. Being with the Called -- 7. Being with the Troubled -- 8. Being with the Hurt -- 9. Being with the Afflicted -- 10. Being with the Challenged -- 11. Being with the Dying -- Epilogue: Precious, Honored, and Loved -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Scripture References

Author : Darrell L. Guder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1597524018
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Incarnation and the Church's Witness written by Darrell L. Guder and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2005-09-28 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For several years, argues Guder, contemporary Christian churches have often thought of their mission efforts as simply one more program of the church. In addition, outsiders have rightly criticized Christian mission efforts as exercises in cultural imperialism. In this provocative book, Guder argues that the incarnation of God in Jesus provides the foundational model for the practice of Christian missions in the world today. The incarnation is the culmination of God's activity and presence in the world, says Guder, for in this event God initiates the healing of a broken world. Using literary, historical, and social approaches to scripture, Guder claims the contemporary church should return to an Òincarnational missionÓ in which the practice of Christian witness is Òshaped by the life, ministry, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.Ó

Author : Juliet Kilpin
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780884583
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban to the Core written by Juliet Kilpin and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would anyone choose to move into one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the country? Why would parents take their children to live in an inner city estate? What leads church ministers to give up the security of a salary and a house to have the freedom to go and live in the shadow of a high rise tower block?Urban To The Core gets to the heart of the motives which have inspired more than one hundred people to relocate to inner-city communities in Britain with Urban Expression.With personal and Biblical reflection earthed in twenty-five years of urban activism, Juliet Kilpin unpacks the foundational core values which have persuaded this small mission agency to prioritise the urban poor. With honesty and vulnerability team members, past and present, provide street level stories which reveal how these values have been lived out in practise. This book pulls no punches and urges the reader to recognise the consequences that arise now that the globe is urban to the core, with most of the world’s population living in cities. The stories, reflections and urban prayers offered in this book will provoke, inspire and challenge followers of Jesus who are concerned about the future shape of mission and will encourage and equip those already engaged with our majority urban world.

Author : Sherwood G. Lingenfelter
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 0801026474
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ministering Cross-Culturally written by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ministering Cross-Culturally examines the significance of the incarnation for effective cross-cultural ministry. The authors demonstrate that Jesus needed to learn and understand the culture in which he lived before he could undertake his public ministry. The ideas in this book have proven to be successful for thousands of ministers, and the book is destined to be a resource of choice for years to come. Book jacket.

Author : Samuel Wells
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118785177
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Nazareth Manifesto written by Samuel Wells and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nazareth Manifesto is an eloquent and impassionedecumenical proposal for re-envisioning Christianity’sapproach to social engagement away from working “for”the people to being “with” them. Questions the effectiveness of the current trend ofintervention as a means of fixing the problems of people indistressed and disadvantaged circumstances Argues that Jesus spent 90% of his life simply being among thepeople of Nazareth, sharing their hopes and struggles, thereforeChristians should place a similar emphasis on being alongsidepeople in need rather than hastening to impose solutions Written by a respected priest and broadcaster and renownedChristian ethicist and preacher Supported by historical, contemporary, exegetical and anecdotalillustrations

Author : Christian D. Kettler
Publisher : Wipf & Stock Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781608991396
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Incarnational Ministry written by Christian D. Kettler and published by Wipf & Stock Pub. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does the Reality of the Incarnation inform and shape the nature of Christian ministry? What is the church's impact in the world when its members embody the powerfully redemptive presence of Christ-in personal as well as corporate witness? These key questions are addressed in Incarnational ministry: The Presence of Christ in Church, Society, and Family-a volume honoring the significant contributions and personal witness of Ray S. Anderson to a theology of incarnational ministry. The essays explore three central themes: (1) the church's nature and life as the ministry of the incarnate Savior; (2) the church in mission and service, witnessing to Christ's solidarity with the world; (3) the church in ministry to families and as family to all of humanity. The diverse voices in this volume harmonize in a shared passion for the church to engage in the "hard theological thinking and costly personal practice that should flow from its doctrine of the incarnation." "Incarnational Ministry transfers theology from the library and lecture hall to life, where it belongs...brings together a stellar company of Christian scholars and leaders who write not merely for the academy but for the church, for laity as well as for clergy."---W. Ward Gasque, Provost, Eastern College, St. Davids, PA "Reading this book, one is struck with how relevant basic Christian doctrines...are to the burning issues of our time. This is theology related to life."---Elizabeth Achtemeier, Adjunct Professor of Bible and Homiletics, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, VA

Author : JR Woodward
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830893628
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Church as Movement written by JR Woodward and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IVP Readers' Choice Award Missio Alliance Essential Reading List Public gatherings are vital for movement, but too often in our approach to planting churches, we haven't paid enough attention to the difficult grassroots work of movement: discipleship, community formation, and mission. This book will help you start missional-incarnational communities in a way that reflects the viral movement of the early New Testament church. JR Woodward (author of Creating a Missional Culture) and Dan White Jr. (author of Subterranean) have trained church planters all over North America to create movemental churches that are rooted in the neighborhood, based on eight necessary competencies: Movement Intelligence Polycentric Leadership Being Disciples Making Disciples Missional Theology Ecclesial Architecture Community Formation Incarnational Practices The book features an interactive format with tools, exercises, and reflection questions and activities. It's ideal for church planting teams or discipleship groups to use together. It's not enough to understand why the church needs more missional and incarnational congregations.The Church as Movement will also show you how to make disciples that make disciples. This is the engine that drives the church as movement, so that everyday Christians can be present in the world to join God's mission in the way of Jesus.

Author : Johnson, Elizabeth A.
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608337324
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creation and the Cross written by Johnson, Elizabeth A. and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: