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Envisioning the Congregation, Practicing the Gospel
A Guide for Pastors and Lay Leaders
- 240 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
Envisioning the Congregation, Practicing the Gospel
A Guide for Pastors and Lay Leaders
About this book
This accessible and instructive book is designed to equip lay leaders of Protestant churches to better envision and practice gospel-driven ministry and mission in contemporary society.Seasoned pastor and practical theologian John Stewart presents and explains five biblically mandated, foundational practices for being and nurturing the church: fellowship, discipleship, witness, service, and worship. Stewart argues that these five practices are normative, indispensable, and doable for congregations that seek to remain faithful to their risen Lord, and he offers memorable, achievable models of ways they are already being used in current mainline congregations.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Reimagining the Future of Protestant Congregations
- 2. Cultural Impulses in American Congregations
- 3. The Gospel in Four Dimensions
- 4. On Practices
- 5. Practicing the Arts of Belonging: Koinonia
- 6. Practicing the Arts of Discipleship: Mathētēs
- 7. Practicing the Arts of Witnessing: Martyria
- 8. Practicing the Arts of Serving: Diakonia
- 9. Practicing the Arts of Worship: Leitourgia Part One — Word, Sacraments, Prayer
- 10. Practicing the Arts of Worship: Leitourgia Part Two — Community, Family, Personal
- Afterword
- Works Cited
- Index