Christianity Today Book Award winner
Leadership Journal Top Book of the Year
Copastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken tell the story of how God took their thriving, consumer-oriented church and transformed it into a modest congregation of unformed believers committed to the growth of the spirit–even when it meant a decline in numbers.
As Kent and Mike found out, a decade of major change is not easy on a church. Oak Hills Church, from the pastoral staff to the congregation, had to confront addiction to personal ambition, resist consumerism and reorient their lives around the teachings of Jesus. Their renewed focus on spiritual formation over numerical growth triggered major changes in the content of their sermons, the tenor of their worship services, and the reason for their outreach. They lost members.
But the health and spiritual depth of their church today is a testimony of God's transforming work and enduring faithfulness to the people he loves.
Honest and humble, this is Kent and Mike's story of a church they love, written to inspire and challenge other churches to let God rewrite their stories as well. Read it for the church you love.
Leadership Journal Top Book of the Year
Copastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken tell the story of how God took their thriving, consumer-oriented church and transformed it into a modest congregation of unformed believers committed to the growth of the spirit–even when it meant a decline in numbers.
As Kent and Mike found out, a decade of major change is not easy on a church. Oak Hills Church, from the pastoral staff to the congregation, had to confront addiction to personal ambition, resist consumerism and reorient their lives around the teachings of Jesus. Their renewed focus on spiritual formation over numerical growth triggered major changes in the content of their sermons, the tenor of their worship services, and the reason for their outreach. They lost members.
But the health and spiritual depth of their church today is a testimony of God's transforming work and enduring faithfulness to the people he loves.
Honest and humble, this is Kent and Mike's story of a church they love, written to inspire and challenge other churches to let God rewrite their stories as well. Read it for the church you love.
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Foreword–Dallas Willard
Introduction
1 The Creation of the Monster
2 Deciding to Change: The Donner Party
3 The Keys to Transition: A Few Hard Years
4 Rethinking the Gospel:The Enthralling Vision of Life in God?s Kingdom
5 The Problem of Consumerism: Talking to Fish about Water
6 Setting Aside Ambition: The Necessary Groundwork of Change
7 Co-Pastoring: Two are Better than One
8 Understanding the Church: The Fellowship of the Unformed
9 Spiritual Formation: Do You Really Want to be Healed?
10 Outreach: A Burning Passion for the World
11 Worship: Celebrating the Story of God
12 Mistakes: After Further Review
13 Epilogue: A Vision for the Future
Acknowledgements
Over de auteur
Dallas Willard is professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is the author of such books as The Divine Conspiracy, Renovation of the Heart and Hearing God.Koop dit e-boek en ontvang er nog 1 GRATIS!
Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 185 ● ISBN 9780830868582 ● Bestandsgrootte 0.5 MB ● Uitgeverij IVP Formatio ● Stad Lisle ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2013 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5848899 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM
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