From Here to Maturity: Overcoming the Juvenilization of American Christianity - Softcover

Bergler, Thomas E.

 
9780802869449: From Here to Maturity: Overcoming the Juvenilization of American Christianity
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802869440 ISBN 13: 9780802869449
Verlag: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Expert guidance on how to grow up in Christ This book is a follow-up to Thomas Bergler's acclaimed work The Juvenilization of American Christianity, which documents how church youth ministries over the past several decades have contributed to a process of adolescent spiritual traits becoming accepted and even celebrated by Christians of all ages. This "juvenilization" in the church is a real problem that must be addressed, says Bergler, and in his new book he addresses it head-on. Bergler's From Here to Maturity is an accessible guide for helping both individuals and whole faith communities to grow spiritually. Bergler claims that spiritual maturity — defined as "basic competence in the Christian life" — is both desirable and attainable, and he effectively presents a biblical theology of spiritual maturity, identifying its traits from pertinent New Testament passages. Adapting Dallas Willard's model of spiritual formation and applying it to congregational life, Bergler offers a wealth of practical, research-based guidance as to how Christian leaders can effectively foster spiritual maturity in their congregations. He also identifies six key faith- sustaining factors and provides a system for evaluating a church's state of spiritual maturity and steps for improving it. Ecumenically friendly, From Here to Maturity will be useful to individuals and leaders from many different churches and theological traditions.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Thomas E. Bergler is associate professor of ministry andmissions at Huntington University, Huntington, Indiana, where he has taught youth ministry for ten years. He alsoserves as senior associate editor for The Journal of YouthMinistry.

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Verlag
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0802869440
ISBN 13 
9780802869449
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
189
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