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Renovation of the Church
What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation|
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| Verlag: | IVP Formatio |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 21.11.2013 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780830868582 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 185 |
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Beschreibungen
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.
<p>Foreword--Dallas Willard<br />
Introduction <br />
1 The Creation of the Monster <br />
2 Deciding to Change: The Donner Party <br />
3 The Keys to Transition: A Few Hard Years <br />
4 Rethinking the Gospel:The Enthralling Vision of Life in God?s Kingdom <br />
5 The Problem of Consumerism: Talking to Fish about Water <br />
6 Setting Aside Ambition: The Necessary Groundwork of Change <br />
7 Co-Pastoring: Two are Better than One <br />
8 Understanding the Church: The Fellowship of the Unformed<br />
9 Spiritual Formation: Do You Really Want to be Healed? <br />
10 Outreach: A Burning Passion for the World <br />
11 Worship: Celebrating the Story of God <br />
12 Mistakes: After Further Review <br />
13 Epilogue: A Vision for the Future<br />
Acknowledgements</p>
Introduction <br />
1 The Creation of the Monster <br />
2 Deciding to Change: The Donner Party <br />
3 The Keys to Transition: A Few Hard Years <br />
4 Rethinking the Gospel:The Enthralling Vision of Life in God?s Kingdom <br />
5 The Problem of Consumerism: Talking to Fish about Water <br />
6 Setting Aside Ambition: The Necessary Groundwork of Change <br />
7 Co-Pastoring: Two are Better than One <br />
8 Understanding the Church: The Fellowship of the Unformed<br />
9 Spiritual Formation: Do You Really Want to be Healed? <br />
10 Outreach: A Burning Passion for the World <br />
11 Worship: Celebrating the Story of God <br />
12 Mistakes: After Further Review <br />
13 Epilogue: A Vision for the Future<br />
Acknowledgements</p>
Kent Carlson is vice president of leadership formation for the North American Baptist Conference, shepherding the spiritual formation of pastors, regional ministers, and Christian leaders throughout the conference. He is also pastor emeritus of Oak Hills Church of Folsom, California, which he founded in 1984. Kent is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and lives with his family in the Sacramento, California, area.
Mike Lueken is copastor (with Kent Carlson) of Oak Hills Church of Folsom, California. He is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and lives with his family in the Sacramento, California, area.
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) was a professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for over forty years. A highly influential author and teacher, Willard was as celebrated for his enduring writings on spiritual formation as he was for his scholarship. His books include The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today?s Book of the Year in 1998), The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart and others. His books have received numerous Christianity Today Annual Book Awards and other recognitions.Willard served on the boards of the C. S. Lewis Foundation and Biola University, and was a member of numerous evaluation committees for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. He received bachelor?s degrees from both Tennessee Temple College and Baylor University and a graduate degree at Baylor University, as well as a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in Philosophy and the History of Science.
Mike Lueken is copastor (with Kent Carlson) of Oak Hills Church of Folsom, California. He is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and lives with his family in the Sacramento, California, area.
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) was a professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for over forty years. A highly influential author and teacher, Willard was as celebrated for his enduring writings on spiritual formation as he was for his scholarship. His books include The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today?s Book of the Year in 1998), The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart and others. His books have received numerous Christianity Today Annual Book Awards and other recognitions.Willard served on the boards of the C. S. Lewis Foundation and Biola University, and was a member of numerous evaluation committees for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. He received bachelor?s degrees from both Tennessee Temple College and Baylor University and a graduate degree at Baylor University, as well as a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in Philosophy and the History of Science.
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