He shares his personal experience. Very inspiring! A must read for those contemplating the ordained ministry. The book integrates the Church into the life of the community.
This book is not just the story of my ministry or of Christ Church of Oak Brook. Instead it is a practical, discerning guide to principles behind planting, growing, and leading a suburban church in North America.
What does it look like to live a full Christian life in the suburbs? Ashley Hales invites you to look deeply into your soul as a suburbanite and discover what it means to live holy there.
The Afterlife of the Postwar Suburban Church -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Notes -- Sources for Research -- Index.
The Leadership Strategy of Jesus is a practical, everyday guide to inspire leaders who wish to follow Jesus's example and change the world.
By telling the stories behind their modernist churches, the book describes how the buildings both reflected and shaped developments in postwar religion—its ecumenism, optimism, and liturgical innovation, as well as its fears about staying ...
In Faith in Real Life, Mike Tatlock shares his own failures and life lessons to show you how your church can create a thriving community---one that reaches beyond its walls on Sunday morning to influence the whole world around you.
A. G. Miller, “The Rise of AfricanAmerican Evangelicalism in American Culture,” in Perspectives on American Religion and Culture, ed. Peter W. Williams (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1999), 261. 9. With permission, this section uses material ...
About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.
Mary Louise Gifford came to this little church as pastor in 2003. At the age of fifty-three, she was fresh out of divinity school, a rookie in search of her first pastoral call. In her career prior to this point Mary Lou had been a ...