Why Church? : A Basic Introduction

Scott W. Sunquist

ISBN 10: 0830852387 / ISBN 13: 9780830852383

Editore: IVP Academic, 2019

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ('Also Recommended,' Church)Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions Or is it something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful This can be hard to believe when we look at what happens in any one congregation or denomination. Certainly not all churches act like Jesus in the world, and many individual churches in the West are dying. When it's so easy to be confused, frustrated, or simply apathetic about the church, how should we understand its purpose today In this appealing introduction to the nature of the local church, set in the context of Christian history and global diversity, historian and missionary Scott Sunquist shows us the church in motion. Why Church clarifies the two primary purposes of the church-worship and witness-and unpacks what the church is (and ought to be) using five movements of worship:come togetherstand to praise Godkneel to confesssit to listen to the Word of Godgo out into the worldPacked with stories and insights from experiences in churches around the world, this book explores cultural contextualization, the meaning of conversion, worship in both personal and communal aspects, and how mission combines telling the good news with being good news as a community.From Fuller Theological Seminary's renowned church-planting program, this primer is well suited to leaders and their core teams to read together and share with new attenders as they catch the spirit of the dynamic gathering that is the local church.

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• Titolo: Why Church? : A Basic Introduction
• Editore: IVP Academic
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0830852387
• ISBN 13: 9780830852383
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 229 L x 152 A x 13 P (millimetri) 229 millimetri di larghezza per 152 millimetri di altezza per 13 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 371 grammi

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2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ("Also Recommended," Church) Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is it something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? This can be hard to believe when we look at what happens in any one congregation or denomination. Certainly not all churches act like Jesus in the world, and many individual churches in the West are dying. When it's so easy to be confused, frustrated, or simply apathetic about the church, how should we understand its purpose today? In this appealing introduction to the nature of the local church, set in the context of Christian history and global diversity, historian and missionary Scott Sunquist shows us the church in motion. Why Church? clarifies the two primary purposes of the church—worship and witness—and unpacks what the church is (and ought to be) using five movements of worship: come together stand to praise God kneel to confess sit to listen to the Word of God go out into the world Packed with stories and insights from experiences in churches around the world, this book explores cultural contextualization, the meaning of conversion, worship in both personal and communal aspects, and how mission combines telling the good news with being good news as a community. From Fuller Theological Seminary's renowned church-planting program, this primer is well suited to leaders and their core teams to read together and share with new attenders as they catch the spirit of the dynamic gathering that is the local church.

Informazioni sull?autore

Scott W. Sunquist (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of Explorations in Asian Christianity, Understanding Christian Mission, and The Unexpected Christian Century.