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Church on the Edge of Somewhere: Ministry, Marginality, and the Future - Softcover

Thompson, George B.

 
9781566993487: Church on the Edge of Somewhere: Ministry, Marginality, and the Future
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1566993482 ISBN 13: 9781566993487
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Most congregations today exist in what George Thompson calls the "middle of anywhere." They live comfortably with their surrounding culture, focusing their energies on serving the needs of their current members. These congregations have many strengths and gifts that they can exercise without changing a thing. But Thompson envisions a deeper, more prophetic call for congregations to explore the meaning of being in the world but not of it--a church on the "edge of somewhere." Thompson sees a church that is deeply engaged in ministering to the community while calling on others to commit to doing the same. By analyzing the interaction between a congregation's focus of identity and their stance with the world, Thompson has created a helpful grid for congregations to place themselves on today's cultural map. A congregation that sees itself as existing on the margins of society will look different than one that sees itself as embedded in society. A congregation that hears a call to serve the surrounding community will look different from one that focuses on its internal needs. Knowing where they stand now is the key for congregations to discover where they must go in the future to fully live out their call to be God's people in the world.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George B. Thompson Jr. is a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor who served on a seminary faculty for fourteen years, still teaches pastors and adults in churches, and coaches pastors in congregational transformation. His educational training includes a doctorate in biblical interpretation, and he has published several books for churches and pastors. He and his wife Beverly coauthored the Wipf & Stock title Ready to Lead: Harnessing the Energy in You and around You (2015).

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Verlag
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1566993482
ISBN 13 
9781566993487
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
148
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