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SKU (ISBN): 9780857212313
ISBN10: 0857212311
Gerard Kelly
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: March 2012
Publisher: Monarch Books
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An exploration of the challenges of ‘being church’ in the 21st century.
Church attendance in the west has declined in recent years, but decline has been accompanied by growth in spiritual exploration, a desire for spirituality, faith, even Jesus – all without the church. Experience, history and the New Testament suggest this desire is ill-founded. It is through the church, the Bible suggests, that the Kingdom comes. How can we find a wider vision of the Kingdom and the church’s role? Kelly explores four of the ‘brilliant ideas’ inherent in God’s design of the church. God works through his people, and the church trains and equips; the church is Spirit-driven, and spiritual formation is central to God’s mission; the church’s task force transforms the world through acts of love and service; the church is the rainbow-clothed Bride of Christ, one global family, a reconciling model for the world. Can we break out of the greyness of our church experience to discover the riot of colour God intended? Is there a route back to the brilliance of God’s plan?
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SKU (ISBN): 9780857212313
ISBN10: 0857212311
Gerard Kelly
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: March 2012
Publisher: Monarch Books
Print On Demand Product
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