Next Sunday
An Honest Dialogue About the Future of the Church
- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Will future generations find a church worth fighting for?
A great reckoning is underway in the church today: a naming and exposing of the exclusivity, abuse, racism, patriarchy, and unchecked power that have marked evangelical Christianity for far too long. What kind of church will emerge on the other side?
Like many families, the Beaches have been wrestling with this question. Together, Nancy and Samantha represent two generations: Nancy, a boomer, was a key player in the megachurch movement that revolutionized global ministry during the '80s and '90s, while Samantha, a millennial, is willing to abandon those massive buildings and celebrity cultures and find out whether the foundation holds. Each chapter offers their individual experiences and perspectives on a challenge facing the church and considers the way forward.
Filled with deep introspection and keen insight, Next Sunday is a vulnerable conversation about what the church has been—and what it can be.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Turn-and-Greet Terrors or Does Anyone Actually Care That I'm Here? Creating Genuine Community
- 2 Train Up a Child in the Way She Should Go, and She Will Never Forget the Hand Motions: Being Kidcentric
- 3 Monday Through Saturday Having an External Focus
- 4 You Had to Be There: Concerning the Hour on Sunday
- 5 When Harry Works with Sally: Men and Women Leading Well Together
- 6 The Mess We've Made: The Church's History of Exclusion and Oppression
- 7 Behind the Curtain: Creating a Healthy Culture
- Acknowledgments
- Praise for Next Sunday
- About the Authors
- RAXIS
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- Copyright