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New Worshiping Communities:A Theological Exploration
by: Vera White (Author),Charles Wiley(Author)
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2018/1/17
Language: English
Print Length: 118 pages
ISBN-10: 0664263097
ISBN-13: 9780664263096
Book Description
What is the church to make of the many new expressions of worship springing up across the nation and the world? A gathering of academic theologians, New Worshiping Community practitioners, and leaders from within Presbyterian councils met at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary to start the conversation. New Worshiping Communities documents those discussions and provides theological and biblical foundations to the 1001 New Worshiping Communities movement in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).The participants in this conversation have sought to put flesh on the bones of what a New Worshiping Community is, by defining it as:NewSeeking to make and form new disciples of Jesus ChristTaking on varied forms of church for our changing cultureWorshipingGathered by the Spirit to meet Jesus Christ in Word and sacramentSent by the Spirit to join Gods mission for the transformation of the worldCommunityPracticing mutual care and accountabilityDeveloping sustainability in leadership and finances
About the Author
What is the church to make of the many new expressions of worship springing up across the nation and the world? A gathering of academic theologians, New Worshiping Community practitioners, and leaders from within Presbyterian councils met at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary to start the conversation. New Worshiping Communities documents those discussions and provides theological and biblical foundations to the 1001 New Worshiping Communities movement in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).The participants in this conversation have sought to put flesh on the bones of what a New Worshiping Community is, by defining it as:NewSeeking to make and form new disciples of Jesus ChristTaking on varied forms of church for our changing cultureWorshipingGathered by the Spirit to meet Jesus Christ in Word and sacramentSent by the Spirit to join Gods mission for the transformation of the worldCommunityPracticing mutual care and accountabilityDeveloping sustainability in leadership and finances
