The Missional Church in Perspective Mapping Trends and Shaping the Conversation by Craig Van Gelder

The Missional Church in Perspective Mapping Trends and Shaping the Conversation by Craig Van Gelder

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Two ministry experts map the variety of missional church visions over the past decade, opening up new horizons for extending the conversation biblically and theologically.

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The Missional Church in Perspective Mapping Trends and Shaping the Conversation by Craig Van Gelder

In this book, two leading ministry experts place the missional church conversation in historical perspective and offer fresh insights for its further development. They begin by providing a helpful review of the genesis of the missional church and offering an insightful critique of the Gospel and Our Culture Network's seminal book Missional Church, which set the conversation in motion. They map the diverse paths this discussion has taken over the past decade, identifying four primary branches and ten sub-branches of the conversation and placing over one hundred published titles and websites into this framework. The authors then utilize recent developments in biblical and theological perspectives to strengthen and extend the conversation about missional theology, the church's interaction with culture and cultures, and church organization and leadership in relation to the formation of believers as disciples. Professors, students, and church leaders will value this comprehensive overview of the missional movement. It includes a foreword by Alan J. Roxburgh.
Craig Van Gelder (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and University of Texas at Arlington) is professor of congregational mission at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including The Essence of the Church, The Ministry of the Missional Church, A Field Guide for the Missional Congregation, and The Church between Gospel and Culture. Dwight J. Zscheile (PhD, Luther Seminary) is associate professor of congregational mission and leadership at Luther Seminary and serves as associate rector at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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ISBN 13 9780801039133
ISBN 10 0801039134
Title The Missional Church in Perspective Mapping Trends and Shaping the Conversation
Author Craig Van Gelder
Series Missional Network Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Baker Publishing Group
Year published 2011-05-01
Number of pages 208
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