Becoming a Missionary Church

Becoming a Missionary Church2023 Word Guild Award of Merit (Academic) This book offers a historical assessment and balanced critique of contemporary church movements, especially in light of missional ecclesiology. An expert on Lesslie Newbigin and an expert on contemporary church models show how Newbigin's ideas have been developed and contextualized in three popular contemporary church movements: missional, emergent, and center church. In addition, the authors explain that some

She also shows that both "liberal" and "fundamentalist" interpretation are failed forms of disenchanted readings

Wray Beal (Wycliffe College

These case studies provide a concrete picture of how postmodern ideas can influence the way Christians think and worship

believes a comprehensive understanding of organizational behavior is essential for effective leadership

This volume illuminates Paul's use of the Old Testament

thoughtful

reframing labor and leisure around God's purposes for a holistic lifestyle

sermon delivery

"A rare and wonderful theological book that turns something ordinary--being a friend--into an expression of God's greatness

This volume inaugurates Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History

The final chapters introduce some of the methods used to study the Gospels

we become better interpreters and teachers who are more adept at discerning the Bible's teaching on these topics and others for our modern world