Shaped by God's Heart: The Passion and Practices of Missional Churches Contributor(s): Minatrea, Milfred (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787971111 ISBN-13: 9780787971113 Publisher: Jossey-Bass
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2004 Annotation: A Guide for Moving Churches from Merely Surviving to Thriving "Shaped by God's Heart is a stimulating contribution to the growing and increasingly diverse engagement in the vision of the missional church. Mifred Minatrea has drawn together insights from a remarkable spectrum of resources, which he synthesizes in strategies for missional transformation and which reward careful reading and provoke further exploration. His carefully thought-out proposals invite experimentation and innovation. This constructive work is encouraging to anyone concerned about the missional faithfulness of the Christian church in North America." "Milfred Minatrea is a pilgrim not a conquistador. His book is not a map drawn by someone who's conquered the land. It is a compass with a true north, that points to survival in the secular wilderness where Christ himself is waiting on vitality to knock. Read and the compass is yours. Knock and the door will open. This book does not point the way to church growth. It calls the reader to honest pilgrimage-to find the way to meaningful faith. Milfred Minatrea knows that where meaning is married to hope, vitality is born." "Mifred Minatrea has distilled the essence of what it means to be a missional church. The insightful summarization and articulation of distinctive practices can be the launch pad for every courageous church leader who wants to bring Kingdom impact to their world both locally and globally." "Milfred Minatrea is missional! This book will be invaluable to churches who want to join the missional journey in the twenty-first century." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions - Religion | Christian Church - Growth - Religion | Christianity - General |
Dewey: 253 |
LCCN: 2004006648 |
Series: Leadership Networks |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.34" W x 9.12" L (0.91 lbs) 205 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Discover the tools to create a new kind of church and move from merely surviving to thriving. Drawing on an extensive two-year field study of 200 churches from a variety of denominations and geographic regions, Milfred Minatrea--a missiologist, urban strategist and practioner in minister--presents the best practices for re-energizing Christian spirituality in a congregational setting. He provides readers with the tools for assessing their congregation's position on the continuum between maintenance and mission and for determining the actions that will move them toward becoming a missional community. He also outlines key strategies that successful churches have used to become relevant in a postmodern society without losing what is distinctly Christian in their spiritual practices. Milfred Minatrea (Irving, TX) is Director of the Missional Church Center for the Baptist General Convention of Texas. |
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