Questions for the Twenty-first Century Church
Title | Questions for the Twenty-first Century Church PDF eBook |
Author | Russell E. Richey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
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Offering timely, relevant analysis of trends and issues, the essays in this collection address questions and concerns that will determine the shape and direction of the denomination in the next century. These essays cover policy issues and current events considerations that Russell Richey says "emerged as a priority" in sponsored conferences of the United Methodism and American Culture Project. Policy issues addressed include music, evangelism, contextual theology, urban losses, electronics & media, lay leadership roles and growth, bishopric election and leadership, the discipline of local churches, church finance, clergy compensation, and others. Contributors include Garlinda Burton, Dennis Campbell, Jackson Carroll, Ken Chalker, Meghan Froehlich, Frederick Herzog, Sarah Kreutziger, Andy Langford, William Lawrence, Priscilla Pope-Levison, Russell Richey, Kenneth Rowe, and Carol Voisin.
Who Is the Church? An Ecclesiology for the Twenty-First Century
Title | Who Is the Church? An Ecclesiology for the Twenty-First Century PDF eBook |
Author | Cheryl M. Peterson |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2013-05-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1451426380 |
Many congregations today are beset by fears, whether over loss of members and money, or of irrelevancy in an increasingly pluralistic society. To counter this, many congregations focus on strategy and purpose-what churches "do"-but Cheryl Peterson submits that mainline churches need to focus instead on "what" or "who" they are-to reclaim a theological, rather than sociological, understanding of themselves. To do this, she places the questions of the church's identity and mission into a conversation with the primary ecclesiological paradigms of the past century: the neo-Reformation concept of the church as a "word event" and the ecumenical paradigms of the church as "communion." She argues that these two paradigms assume a context of cultural Christendom that no longer exists-focused on the church that is gathered-rather than the missional church that is sent out.
Spiritual Questions for the Twenty-first Century
Title | Spiritual Questions for the Twenty-first Century PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Hembrow Snyder |
Publisher | |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Religion |
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Taking stock of the present moment and the challenges of the future, a host of leading spiritual writers reflect on the most pressing spiritual questions of our time. Whether the focus is on nurturing consciousness, building community, or transforming global structures, the answers provide a road map for personal, ecclesial, and social change. Compiled in honor of Benedictine writer Joan Chittister, the volume concludes with a moving autobiographical reflection by Chittister herself, "The Power of Questions to Propel".
A Church for the 21st Century
Title | A Church for the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Leith Anderson |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 1992-07-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441263071 |
From the author of Dying for Change, a book on how to bring change to a local church to meet the challenges of a changing society.
Twenty Questions
Title | Twenty Questions PDF eBook |
Author | Rev David Justin Lynch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2016-01-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781931820653 |
What does it mean to be a Christian? This question should be asked daily by all who believe in Jesus Christ. The answer comes to each of us as inspiration and insight - to deepen our experience of Jesus, the Living Christ. Rev. Lynch took the twenty questions and answered each with an abundance of material. Now he has published his work for the benefit of others - those planning for ordination, and those who simply want some answers about the ancient faith, as it is understood by many progressive Catholics in the 21st century. His work invites us to sift through the wheat and chaff of Church history, and to plant seeds of faith and wisdom in our own hearts. This book will deepen your relationship with God our Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier and with your community of fellow Christians on a uniquely personal level.
Christianity in the Twenty-first Century
Title | Christianity in the Twenty-first Century PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Wuthnow |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0195096517 |
Robert Wuthnow contributes to those reflections on religion that are cropping up at the end of the millennium by offering a sobering, realistic, and hopeful assessment of where the church is now, and where the church is heading.
Confronting Christianity
Title | Confronting Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca McLaughlin |
Publisher | Crossway |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2019-04-17 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433564262 |
Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues to be the world's most popular worldview. But even so, the Christian faith includes many controversial beliefs that non-Christians find hard to accept. This book explores 12 issues that might cause someone to dismiss orthodox Christianity—issues such as the existence of suffering, the Bible's teaching on gender and sexuality, the reality of heaven and hell, the authority of the Bible, and more. Showing how the best research from sociology, science, and psychology doesn't disagree with but actually aligns with claims found in the Bible, these chapters help skeptics understand why these issues are signposts, rather than roadblocks, to faith in Christ.