In Search of Growth (Living Church Books) - 4176

No subsequent age has ever quite recaptured the apostolic Church’s dynamism and zeal, but the Spirit still moves and works among us. God gives growth, sometimes in unexpected ways. Even amid the multi-generational decline faced by the Episcopal Church and most of Anglicanism in the West, there are still thriving churches, and strategies that bear fruit in sharing the gospel with a world that still longs to know and love God, even when it hardly knows his name. “To those deeply concerned about church decline, In Search of Growth offers a rare gift: not just sound practical wisdom, but profiles of churches alive with the Gospel in wonderful and surprising ways. In searching for growth, we find hope.” -The Rt. Rev. Poulson Reed, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma "Here is a resource to inspire all those in the Episcopal Church laboring in the vineyard of congregational growth and renewal. In Search of Growth is sure to spark imaginations and embolden our witness to the living presence of Christ. You won't find a formula for success in these pages, but thankfully, something better — companions for the journey whose prayers, experiences, and practical wisdom will encourage you to trust your instincts and take the next faithful step. " -The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington "In Search of Growth invites the people of God to explore and embrace the new apostolic age that is upon us. Encouraging the clergy of the church to be shepherds in the midst of all of God’s people, fostering ministry amongst the faithful from the deep well of prayer, liturgy and spiritual exercise to benefit the entire world. Growth not for survival, but rather as David Goodhew states 'healthy, well-functioning churches to be the place where people are restored and become agents of change and renewal; within the world and beyond the church.' In Search of Growth is a call for the church to exist once again for the world and not merely itself." -The Rt. Rev’d Lawrence C. Provenzano, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
ASIN: B0D9XZX744
VSKU: BVV.B0D9XZX744.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Michael, Mark|Scott, Bonnie Nichols
Binding: Paperback