Author : Andrew Root
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 11,77 MB
Release : 2007-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830834884
Andrew Root reviews the history of relational/incarnational youth ministry in American evangelicalism and recasts the practice as one of "place-sharing"--not so much "earning the right to be heard" as honoring the human dignity of youth and locating God in their midst.
Author : Christian D. Kettler
Publisher : Wipf & Stock Pub
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 22,27 MB
Release : 2009-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608991396
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 : Samuel Wells
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 184825928X
The bestselling writer and popular broadcaster Sam Wells reflects on the essence of discipleship and Christian ministry today. Believing that ministry is essentially about 'being with' the other, whether that is God, the church, friends or strangers, he explores the theme of 'believing with' in variety of contexts.
Author : Paul G. Hiebert
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 1995-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801020094
A study of four types of societies with characteristics that affect receptivity to evangelism and church planting.
Author : J. Todd Billings
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,56 MB
Release : 2011-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801039347
An accomplished theologian recovers the biblical theme of union with Christ, showing how it affects current theological and ministry issues.
Author : Darrell L. Guder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 23,28 MB
Release : 2005-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1597524018
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 : Samuel Wells
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1786220369
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 : Jens Zimmermann
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 2024-03-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781573836067
2013 CCED Book Prize winner Incarnational Humanism in an updated edition with a new foreword and preface. Having left its Christian roots behind, the West faces a moral, spiritual and intellectual crisis. It has little left to maintain its legacy of reason, freedom, human dignity and democracy. Far from capitulating, Jens Zimmermann believes the church has an opportunity to speak a surprising word into this postmodern situation grounded in the Incarnation itself that is proclaimed in Christian preaching and eucharistic celebration. To do so requires that we retrieve an ancient Christian humanism for our time. Only this will acknowledge and answer the general demand for a common humanity beyond religious, denominational and secular divides. Incarnational Humanism thus points the way forward by pointing backward. Rather than resorting to theological novelty, Zimmermann draws on the rich resources found in Scripture and in its theological interpreters ranging from Irenaeus and Augustine to de Lubac and Bonhoeffer. Zimmermann masterfully draws his comprehensive study together by proposing a distinctly evangelical philosophy of culture. That philosophy grasps the link between the new humanity inaugurated by Christ and all of humanity. In this way he holds up a picture of the public ministry of the church as a witness to the world's reconciliation to God.
Author : Sherwood G. Lingenfelter
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,27 MB
Release : 2003-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0801026474
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 : T. C. Ryan
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,75 MB
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830866787
Pastor T. C. Ryan narrates the unsettling story of his lifelong struggle with sexual addiction, one that predated and pervaded his pastoral ministry--one that went on for years in secrecy and isolation. In light of his full experience of exile and healing, Ryan calls the church to a ministry of unsettling grace that is the worthy of the gospel.
