Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology For a Secular Age (#04 in Ministry In A Secular Age Series)

Name: Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology For a Secular Age (#04 in Ministry In A Secular Age Series)
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by Andrew Root

Paperback|Mar 2022

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Ministry In A Secular Age

:Congregations often seek to combat the crisis of decline by using innovation to produce new resources. But leading practical theologian Andrew Root shows that the church's crisis is not in the loss of resources; it's in the loss of...

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:Congregations often seek to combat the crisis of decline by using innovation to produce new resources. But leading practical theologian Andrew Root shows that the church's crisis is not in the loss of resources; it's in the loss of life--and that life can only return when we remain open to God's encountering presence.

This new book, related to Root's critically acclaimed Ministry in a Secular Age project, addresses the practical form the church must take in a secular age. Root uses two stories to frame the book: one about a church whose building becomes a pub and the other about Karl Barth. Root argues that Barth should be understood as a pastor with a deep practical theology that can help church leaders today.

This book pushes the church to be a waiting community that recognizes that the only way for it to find life is to stop seeing the church as the star of its own story. Instead of resisting decline, congregations must remain open to divine action. Root offers a rich vision for the church's future that moves away from an obsession with relevance and resources and toward the living God.

PRODUCT DETAIL

Catalogue Code 598884
Product Code 9781540964816
ISBN 1540964817
EAN 9781540964816
Pages 320
Department Academic
Category Theology
Sub-Category General
Publisher Baker Academic
Publication Date Mar 2022
Sales Rank 1429
Dimensions 228 x 152mm
Weight 0.415kg

Andrew Root

Andrew Root (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of youth and family ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. A former Young Life staffworker, he has served in churches and social service agencies as a youth outreach associate and a gang prevention counselor. He is the author of Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategic Influence to a Theology of Incarnation and Relationships Unfiltered: Help for Youth Workers, Volunteers, and Parents on Creating Authentic Relationships.

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