Evangelism in the Inventive Age

Evangelism in the Inventive Age
Author: Doug Pagitt
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2014-08-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1630880825
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We live in changing times of significant cultural change. In the Inventive Age (the cultural turning following the Agrarian, Industrial, and Information ages) how people think has changed. This has created a new context for Evangelism. Previous methods not only do not work, they are often counterproductive. Evangelism in the Inventive Age is not a "next-level" resource for those who are already comfortable and confident evangelists, but is a book for the rest of us. For most Christians the issue of converting other people or sharing their faith is a troubled endeavor. Very few are in a comfortable place of natural invitation, faithful integration, and hopefulness in sharing faith. This book will create a new perspective on evangelism for the ordinary person who has extraordinary questions. Evangelism in the Inventive Age is for those who have deep questions about the validity of evangelism and for whom evangelism does not come naturally.

Community in the Inventive Age

Community in the Inventive Age
Author: Doug Pagitt
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2014-08-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1630880841
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The Inventive Age (the cultural turning following the Agrarian, Industrial, and Information ages) provides opportunities for reshaping all institutions and communities. Doug Pagitt brings to life ten Inventive Age characteristics as they are experienced through the community of Solomon's Porch - a holistic missional Christian community in Minneapolis. These ten characteristics of Inventive Age culture will serve as a guide for those creating new faith communities and making changes in existing ones.

Church in the Inventive Age

Church in the Inventive Age
Author: Doug Pagitt
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2014-08-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1630880787
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Many books seek to predict the future of Christianity, but few help us grasp the opportunities of the current situation and equip us to navigate the present. Doug Pagitt, author, radio host, and pioneering leader, does just that, offering fresh, optimistic insights and practical suggestions. According to Pagitt, the last two centuries can be divided into four epochs: Idyllic, Industrial, Informational and now-Inventive. The Inventive Age - our currently reality - presents distinct opportunities for how faith communities think, what they value, and the tools they use. Pagitt offers leaders in Christian communities (and beyond) essential frameworks for participation in the Inventive Age.

Preaching in the Inventive Age

Preaching in the Inventive Age
Author: Doug Pagitt
Publisher: Sparkhouse Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1451402848
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Doug Pagitt examines the role of preaching and the ways in which it can shape communities.

Crosses, Coffee, Couches and Community

Crosses, Coffee, Couches and Community
Author: Jerald J. Daffe
Publisher: Pathway Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1596847581
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We Were Spiritual Refugees

We Were Spiritual Refugees
Author: Katie Hays
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2020-02-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467458406
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Church reimagined for a new day Katie Hays, planter-pastor of Galileo Church, shares the story of departing from the traditional church for the frontier of the spiritual-but-not-religious and building community with Jesus-loving (or at least Jesus-curious) outsiders. Now well-established, Galileo Church “seeks and shelters spiritual refugees” in the suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas—especially young adults, LGBTQ+ people, and all the people who love them. Told in funny, poignant, and short vignettes, Galileo's story is not one of how to be cool for Christ. Like its founder, Galileo is deeply uncool and deeply devout, and always straining ahead to see what God will do next. Hays says curiosity is her greatest virtue, and she recounts how her curiosity led her to share the good news with people who are half her age and intensely skeptical. If you are all-in with Jesus but have trust issues with church, We Were Spiritual Refugees will give you hope for finding a community-of-belonging to call home.

Each One a Minister

Each One a Minister
Author: William J. Carter
Publisher: Upper Room Books
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2003-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0881776602
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Each One a Minister, a revised and enlarged edition of Carter's previous book by the same title, begins with a 6-session study of Ephesians. Carter engages the reader in discovering the meaning of church, ministry, and gifts from the early church up to the present. As a follow-up to the Bible study, readers and study groups look at ways in which God's gifts are practical as well as spiritual. Four ministry categories, closely connected to the congregational primary task (receive, relate, equip, send), are identified. Scripture readings, activities, and ways to implement specific ministries are suggested. Designed to encourage individuals to discover God's call to ministry in their own lives, Each One a Minister leads toward practical ways of using gifts in ministries in our congregations and in our communities. An ideal resource for clergy, lay leaders, study groups, and others seeking to identify and use their gifts in meaningful ways. Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Leader's Guide is also available.

The Hyphenateds

The Hyphenateds
Author: Phil Snider
Publisher: Chalice Press
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2011-12-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0827214898
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Though the emergent church was once viewed as a fringe movement with little to offer established congregations, it is now seen as one of the central driving forces shaping the future of postmodern Christianity in North America. As an increasing number of mainline communities wonder how the emergent church influences their own structures and practices, this book brings together the perspectives of several of the most prominent "Hyphenated Christians," i.e. those with one foot in the emergent conversation and the other foot in the mainline church - Presbymergents, Anglimergents, Luthermergents, Methomergents, etc. With a passion for both mainline traditions and the emergent conversation, "Hyphenateds" offer a vibrant and contagious vision of the ways in which the church might undergo the transformation necessary to faithfully embody the love of Christ in the midst of an ever-changing postmodern world. The contributors of this book offer wisdom from a variety of contexts and The Hypenateds reflects the changing dynamics currently taking place in the emergent conversation.

A Sociology of Mystic Practices

A Sociology of Mystic Practices
Author: Dann Wigner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2018-06-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532636873
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This book investigates the process of spiritual borrowing between the emergent church (EC) and the Christian mystical tradition. From its inception, the EC has displayed interest in mystic practices, but the exact nature of this interest or how these practices are appropriated and reinterpreted in the EC context has not been researched. My research shows that the emergent church is appropriating Christian mystic practices by investing these practices with their own theological content. The practices themselves are changed to fit in their new context, showing that EC belief shapes EC behavior. My study adds a new case study perspective to the sociological examination of the process of spiritual borrowing, especially through close inspection of how a spiritual practice changes to fit a new theological context. Additionally, my book contributes to the study of the complex relationship between belief and behavior.

The Theology of Dallas Willard

The Theology of Dallas Willard
Author: Gary Black Jr.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1621898202
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Evangelical Christianity in the United States is currently in a dramatic state of change. Yet amidst this sometimes tumultuous religious environment a rather unique blend of both ancient and contemporary Christian theology has found its way into the hearts and minds of emerging generations of Christians. The Theology of Dallas Willard both describes and conveys the essence of this increasingly popular and perhaps mediating view of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Blending both a prophetic critique with pastoral encouragement, Willard's unique understanding of the reality present within a life lived as a disciple of Jesus in the kingdom of God is attracting both new and traditional Christians to reconsider their faith.