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050 4 _aBV637 .S656 2017
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100 1 _aSokol, Donna Claycomb.
245 1 2 _aA New Day in the City :
_bUrban Church Revival.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aNashville :
_bAbingdon Press,
_c2017.
264 4 _c©2017.
300 _a1 online resource (94 pages)
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aCover -- 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.
520 _aRenewal of the city church means discovering how the Spirit wants to renew this particular congregation.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aCity churches.
650 0 _aCities and towns-Religious aspects-Christianity.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aOwens, L. Roger.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aSokol, Donna Claycomb
_tA New Day in the City
_dNashville : Abingdon Press,c2017
_z9781501818882
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4649683
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