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Reimagining Discipleship

Author : Robert Cotton
Publisher : SPCK
ISBN 13 : 0281067201
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Discipleship written by Robert Cotton and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following an encounter with an African bishop - who believed all who lived in his diocese (and not only congregations and clergy) should be loved and cared for - Robert Cotton became convinced that Christian disciples in this country need to be assured that they have something vital to communicate to the well-being of their local communities. We are all, to some extent, 'vicars' - vicarious disciples who cannot help but influence those around us. Indeed, it may be beneficial to think of ourselves as public actors for the faith, housed in a theatre of meaning, the Church, and putting on a divine play for which there is an eager audience. The audience may consist of people of other faiths or none: the author encourages us to have confidence in a theology that does not limit salvation to those inside the Church; he believes that we can come close to the presence of God in active engagement with people of goodwill. And, of course, as Christians it behoves us to respond to others' agendas and concerns with generosity and grace. This gentle, beautifully written volume packs quite a punch. Taken seriously, it will revitalize our personal and corporate vision of Christian living as, inspired by the Holy Spirit, we seek to bring light and joy to the cities, towns and villages in which we live.

Watershed Discipleship

Author : Ched Myers
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498280765
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Watershed Discipleship written by Ched Myers and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection introduces and explores "watershed discipleship" as a critical, contextual, and constructive approach to ecological theology and practice, and features emerging voices from a generation that has grown up under the shadow of climate catastrophe. Watershed Discipleship is a "triple entendre" that recognizes we are in a watershed historical moment of crisis, focuses on our intrinsically bioregional locus as followers of Jesus, and urges us to become disciples of our watersheds. Bibliographic framing essays by Myers trace his journey into a bioregionalist Christian faith and practice and offer reﬂections on incarnational theology, hermeneutics, and ecclesiology. The essays feature more than a dozen activists, educators, and practitioners under the age of forty, whose work and witness attest to a growing movement of resistance and reimagination across North America. This anthology overviews the bioregional paradigm and its theological and political significance for local sustainability, restorative justice, and spiritual renewal. Contributors reread both biblical texts and churchly practices (such as mission, baptism, and liturgy) through the lens of "re-place-ment." Herein is a comprehensive and engaged call for a "Transition church" that can help turn our history around toward environmental resiliency and social justice, by passionate advocates on the front lines of watershed discipleship. CONTRIBUTORS: Sasha Adkins, Jay Beck, Tevyn East, Erinn Fahey, Katarina Friesen, Matt Humphrey, Vickie Machado, Jonathan McRay, Sarah Nolan, Reyna Ortega, Dave Pritchett, Erynn Smith, Sarah Thompson, Lydia Wylie-Kellermann

Reimagining Discipleship

Author : Marlon Tilghman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781088193297
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Discipleship written by Marlon Tilghman and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rev. Dr. Marlon B. Tilghman is an award-winning author for his dissertation Developing A Legacy Giving Program For The Black Church, presented at United Theological Seminary in Dayton. He has been featured in news articles and in a health magazine as someone who is conscience about social justice and healthy living. The Religious Leadership and Diversity Project at Ohio State University interviewed Dr. Tilghman as a leader in growing multi-ethnic congregations. He has taught at Africa University, in Zimbabwe for their bi-annual Pastor's School. He also graduated from a cohort of National Leaders in the Mid-Atlantic Labor Leadership Initiative to support Labor Unions across America. Rev. Dr. Tilghman has degrees from Howard University School of Architecture, Wesley Theological Seminary, and United Theological Seminary. He resigned from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as an architect and project manager in 2009. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves as a Staff Sergeant and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He met his best friend and wife Barbette when they both served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Together they have three adult sons and two granddaughters. The foundation of his ministry and community organizing principles is nurtured in Galatians 6:9 and Proverbs 3:3-6. Rev. Dr. Tilghman currently serves as the senior pastor of Ames United Methodist Church in Bel Air, MD. Ames is the oldest African American church in downtown Harford County, and it has served as a beacon of hope, perseverance, and social justice since 1867. The congregation's mission is to spread the gospel through family values, education, hospitality, health, and holiness to the glory of God.

Reimagining Discipleship

Author : Justin Laughlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692594292
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Discipleship written by Justin Laughlin and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people struggle to make sense of the Bible. They hear things about Jesus that certainly pique their interest, but don't quite know what to make of him - let alone how they might appropriately live in response to everything he taught and accomplished. Reimagining Discipleship paves the way forward through the curiosity and confusion. Through a 16 week series of short teachings and guided practical exercises, it brings the biblical narrative into focus and equips modern-day followers of Jesus with some of the life shaping habits and rhythms he modeled and taught to his first disciples. The Bible makes the audacious claim that Jesus was resurrected from the dead following his crucifixion and that his resurrection life will one day be shared with all of his followers. It claims that Jesus will return to renew and restore all of creation. Reimagining Discipleship empowers its readers to live well in the meantime - embracing the reign of Jesus Christ here & now in anticipation of the pending transition into his eternal kingdom.

The Buzz About the Church

Author : Matthew Thomas
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512793531
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book The Buzz About the Church written by Matthew Thomas and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine making fully committed disciples of Jesus by both looking at the template of Jesus in scripture and a hive of honeybees. The sacred process of Jesus can be found in both creation and scripture. Journey with me to explore the sacred practice of discipleship through the metaphor of beekeeping. What we will discover are connections we never imagined existed. The same God who created the world is the One who showed up in it through Jesus Christ. The process the Creator used to mature life is the same process Jesus used to make mature followers. The biblical story of Sampson and the lion will be our guide and the riddle we will uncover as we journey to discover what is Strong and Sweet?

RISE

Author : Jim Baucom
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780994572684
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (726 download)

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Download or read book RISE written by Jim Baucom and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique discipleship book explores resurrection living through the biblical paradigm of the garden of Eden. It asks what life was like in the garden, what was lost, and how in Jesus holy resurrection living is restored. In eight simple steps, we live a life of: - Overcoming Shame - Rediscovering Work - Embracing Wholeness and Wellness - Standing for Love and Marriage - Reclaiming Rest in the Sabbath - Committing to Stewardship and Creation Care - Sharing the Gospel and Being Missional - Loving God and Loving Others Based on the authors' lived experiences as pastors, mentors, and educators, Rise is a practical tool for personal discipleship, mentoring, and preaching. As Jim and Ross declare, "We are forgiven in order to be restored . . . If the forgiveness of the cross clears the ground of the soul, then the resurrection is the instrument with which the new gardener replants the Creator's image." Jim Baucom is the Senior Pastor of Columbia Church, Virginia. Ross Clifford is the Principal of Morling College (Seminary), Sydney. Both highly sought- after speakers, they love bringing together the church and the seminary.

Reimagining the Great Commission

Author : Lorrie C Reed
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781081370305
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining the Great Commission written by Lorrie C Reed and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost every week, we ask ourselves this question: How should we do discipleship in the present day? What is the best way to nourish God's sheep? In an environment where everything has to be fabulously grotesque, extravagantly diverse, intensely scary, or extremely marginal, what should 21st-century discipleship look like? All of us have our conceptualizations of the good old days and the "old-time religion" of the past. At the same time, we must be mindful that societal norms are changing all the time, and as they shift, so do the needs and expectations of those who are hungry for a word of hope. Not only are God's people hungry, but they are also curious about how to survive when things are topsy turvy. As disciples, we must be in a position to provide new answers to old questions - all based on the word of God. That might involve looking at the world through new lenses. For these reasons, modern-day disciples continually discern new ways to reach out boldly to those in need of hope. Some people might say disciples should do "whatever it takes" to feed God's wonderfully amazing variety of sheep. But caution is in order. Taking our cues from the medical profession, no matter what approach we deploy, in the body of Christ we must "first, do no harm." When we think about this Hippocratic Oath, part of the Code of Ethics in the medical profession, we ask this question: Shouldn't disciples also have such a code? We are obligated to develop a critical awareness of the impact of what we do on the outcomes we desire and the people we serve. The reality is that we must be accountable for our choices and ensure the integrity of our approaches to discipleship. As 21st-century disciples, we are responsible for planning our efforts systematically and carefully to reach an audience that spans millions of miles and seven continents. The Internet provides a promising approach to achieving this goal.

Becoming Friends of Time

Author : John Swinton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781481309356
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Friends of Time written by John Swinton and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time is central to all that humans do. Time structures days, provides goals, shapes dreams--and limits lives. Time appears to be tangible, real, and progressive, but, in the end, time proves illusory. Though mercurial, time can be deadly for those with disabilities. To participate fully in human society has come to mean yielding to the criterion of the clock. The absence of thinking rapidly, living punctually, and biographical narration leaves persons with disabilities vulnerable. A worldview driven by the demands the clock makes on the lives of those with dementia or profound neurological and intellectual disabilities seems pointless. And yet, Jesus comes to the world to transform time. Jesus calls us to slow down, take time, and learn to recognize the strangeness of living within God's time. He calls us to be gentle, patient, kind; to walk slowly and timefully with those whom society desires to leave behind. In Becoming Friends of Time, John Swinton crafts a theology of time that draws us toward a perspective wherein time is a gift and a calling. Time is not a commodity nor is time to be mastered. Time is a gift of God to humans, but is also a gift given back to God by humans. Swinton wrestles with critical questions that emerge from theological reflection on time and disability: rethinking doctrine for those who can never grasp Jesus with their intellects; reimagining discipleship and vocation for those who have forgotten who Jesus is; reconsidering salvation for those who, due to neurological damage, can be one person at one time and then be someone else in an instant. In the end, Swinton invites the reader to spend time with the experiences of people with profound neurological disability, people who can change our perceptions of time, enable us to grasp the fruitful rhythms of God's time, and help us learn to live in ways that are unimaginable within the boundaries of the time of the clock.

Go

Author : Preston Sprinkle
Publisher : NavPress
ISBN 13 : 1631466119
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book Go written by Preston Sprinkle and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disciple-making is a passion of many, as it should be. It is, after all, our great commission. But much of contemporary discipleship is informed by instinct, and as such it is vulnerable to the whims and trends of the broader culture, which can take us further away from our biblical model and mandate. Drawing on a 2015 Barna Group study of the state of discipleship in the United States commissioned by The Navigators, bestselling author Preston Sprinkle provides a holistic, biblical response for discipleship, providing accessible tools for all those who are engaged in making Christ-followers in the 21st century. Sprinkle points pastors, church leaders, and frankly, all Christ-followers, to a discipleship that is responsive to this most current research and accountable to the model of Jesus and his earliest followers, who counted making disciples as their most important work. In an extremely practical fashion, Go helps us to discern, from the Scriptures and from exemplary disciple-making ministries, what discipleship is and is not, what it has become and what it can still be.

Kingdom Learning

Author : David Heywood
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 033405480X
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Kingdom Learning written by David Heywood and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For generations most churchgoers have been encouraged to see the responsibility for the life and mission of the church in the hands of the trained clergy. A church embracing God’s call to mission requires these same worshipers to see themselves as ‘missionary disciples’ with a vital part to play in the church’s ministry. How is a change of this magnitude to be accomplished? Drawing on the discipline of adult education and his own research into the way people learn, David Heywood explains how churches can become learning communities in which people grow as disciples and find their place in a collaborative pattern of ministry. He challenges the prevailing approach to ministerial training as overly theoretical and individualistic, and points towards a model of training based around shared reflection on practice.

Reimagining Church

Author : Frank Viola
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 1434766535
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Church written by Frank Viola and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Frank Viola gives readers language for all they knew was missing in their modern church experience. He believes that many of today's congregations have shifted from God's original intent for the church. As a prominent leader of the house church movement, Frank is at the forefront of a revolution sweeping through the body of Christ. A change that is challenging the spiritual status quo and redefining the very nature of church. A movement inspired by the divine design for authenticity community. A fresh concept rooted in ancient history and in God Himself. Join Frank as he shares God's original intent for the church, where the body of Christ is an organic, living, breathing organism. A church that is free of convention, formed by spiritual intimacy, and unbound by four walls.

Reimagining Ministry

Author : David Heywood
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0334043670
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Ministry written by David Heywood and published by Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. This book was released on 2011 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reimagining Ministry offers an overview of mission and ministry in Britain for ordinands and practising clergy. It is intended as a contribution to thinking about ministry, in particular ordained ministry in the context of the social and cultural setting of the twenty-first century, several significant theological developments and a perception of the way God through the Holy Spirit is leading the church in Britain.Following an analysis of the situation in which ministry takes place, the author then invites his readers to consider a new and different paradigm of ministry for the church of the future. The groundwork for a new paradigm of ministry needs to include an account of the kingdom of God, which is the goal of mission; the role of the church in the mission of God; and, for reasons that will be developed briefly in the synopsis, individual discipleship and transformation.

Reimagining Evangelism

Author : Rick Richardson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 145875619X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Evangelism written by Rick Richardson and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes talking about Jesus with your friends can feel like trying to close a deal on a sales call, pushing something on people they may not really want. But what if you thought of it more like inviting them on a spiritual journey? Imagine being free to be yourself and free for the Spirit to work in you. Imagine that it doesn't depend on you a...

With

Author : Skye Jethani
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 1595553797
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book With written by Skye Jethani and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instead of life over, under, from, or even for God, what leads us into freedom and restoration is life with God. Why are American Christians, who have more access to biblical teaching than any other people in history, failing to experience the freedom of the Christian life? Why are pastors, those closest to the work and ministry, burning out at an alarming rate? Why do many church members, who give large amounts of their time and wealth to Christ and his kingdom, secretly question the legitimacy of their efforts? And why are spiritual seekers dismissing the validity of the Christian message? Is it possible we’ve misunderstood the call of the Christian life? With explores the narrative of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and the stories of faithful women and men throughout history, to show that we were created to be with God, and that restoring this connection is his mission. When we neglect this calling in favor of a life over, under, or even for God, we will not know the freedom Christ intended. But a life lived in rich communion with God cultivates faith, hope, and love in a way that transforms both us and the broken world we inhabit.

Following the Master

Author : Michael J. Wilkins
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310877253
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Following the Master written by Michael J. Wilkins and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the waves of discipleship programs that have swept over the church in the last 30 years, clergy, and laypersons alike are more confused than ever about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. What should a disciple of Jesus look and act like today? What is the relationship between discipleship and salvation, between discipleship and sanctification, between discipleship and ministry? How were disciples of Jesus different from other disciples in the ancient world? How did the early church carry out Jesus' agenda in "making disciples of all the nations"? In Following the Master, Michael J. Wilkins addresses these and many other questions that perplex the church today- not by offering another discipleship program or manual but by presenting a comprehensive biblical theology of discipleship. Following the Master compares other forms of master-disciple relationships in existence in the ancient Judaism and Greco-Roman world, traces Jesus' steps as he called and developed disciples, and Mediterranean world as it followed Jesus' command to make disciples. Following the Master lays the groundwork necessary for developing biblical discipleship ministries in the church, on the mission field, and in parachurch ministries. It is essential reading for all pastors, students, and Christian workers.

Reimagining Spiritual Formation

Author : Doug Pagitt
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 9780310256878
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (568 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Spiritual Formation written by Doug Pagitt and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are many books that tell the "stories" about churches and church life, this work takes the rarely traveled path of looking directly into the lives of church members, focusing on the process of spiritual formation in each.

Making Him L.O.R.D.

Author : Guy Caskey
Publisher : XinXii
ISBN 13 : 3962463739
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Making Him L.O.R.D. written by Guy Caskey and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Him L.O.R.D. is a book about allowing God to control your life in such a way that there are incredible results. "You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit was not without results." 1 Thessalonians 2:1 The Bible refers to results as Christ expressing His Life in and through you. Some may refer to this as fruit, work, multiplication or movement. All of those are appropriate ways to describe how God wants to cover the earth with His Glory. From the very beginning, we want to be honest with the admission that this cannot be done on our own, but can only be done by Christ's power! A life surrendered to God is a vessel used by God to accomplish His Vision. L.O.R.D. is an acrostic that stands for Living Out Reproducible Discipleship. If you want your life to echo throughout the halls of eternity, this is a book for you. Our Master and King has set forth the plan, and purpose are His chosen instruments. This book is about a captivating vision held by many Kingdom-minded citizens who desire that none shall perish. This is the Father's heart!