A New Day in the City : Urban Church Revival.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (94 pages)
Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One-Before the Growth, the Pruning Shears -- Day One -- Let It Go -- Examining Your Current Situation -- Where Do We Begin? -- Creating a Sense of Urgency -- Ongoing Ministry Evaluation -- Finding Your Focus -- Chapter Two-Destination or Journey? Rethinking Vision -- The Trouble with Vision -- It's the Character of the Journey -- What We Need Instead-Vision as Theological Landscape -- So What Does the Leader Do? -- An Example -- Chapter Three-Eyes Wide Open: Rethinking Strategy -- Don't We Need a Strategy? -- What Good Strategies Do -- Elements of a Planning Process -- So What Does a Leader Do? -- Embracing Chaos -- Chapter Four-Mission and Evangelism: Overcoming the Divide -- Mission and Evangelism in Scripture -- Mission and Evangelism Together -- How Do We Practice Both Today? -- Being With -- Chapter Five-Giving Our Best: Not Afraid of Excellence -- Being the Best-or Not -- What Difference Does Excellence Make? -- Embodying Excellence -- Striving for Greatness -- Chapter Six-Present Your Bodies: The Worship Conversation -- A Tale of Three Churches -- More Than Style -- The Worship Alternative -- Homegrown Worship -- One More Church -- Chapter Seven-Better Together: Serving Together as Pastor, Staff, and Laity -- Something's Not Right -- The Challenge-Why Partnership Is Necessary -- Relearning the Biblical Model -- Five (Not-So-Easy) Steps Toward Equipping -- Giving It a Shot -- Conclusion-The Altar Call: Who's Willing to Come Forward? -- Appendix-Hosting Renewal Conversations: A Guide to Getting Started -- Notes.
Renewal of the city church means discovering how the Spirit wants to renew this particular congregation.
9781501818899
City churches. Cities and towns-Religious aspects-Christianity.