Faithful Improvisation
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Faithful Improvisation
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Author : Loveday Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Release Date : 2016-10-21
Faithful Improvisation written by Loveday Alexander and has been published by Canterbury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-21 with Religion categories.
Faithful Improvisation is both a contribution to a current vigorous debate about how the Church trains its leaders and a practical and theological resource for discerning what the Spirit is saying and then acting upon it in local church contexts.
Faithful Improvisation
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Author : Cally Hammond
language : en
Publisher: Church House Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-30
Faithful Improvisation written by Cally Hammond and has been published by Church House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-30 with Religion categories.
Faithful and effective church leadership requires preparation in prayer, theological reflection and a wide range of pastoral, prophetic and practical skills in order to ensure that what the Church discerns as necessary the Church does. Faithful Improvisation? is both a contribution to a current and sometimes vigorous debate on how the Church trains its leaders and also a practical and theological resource for discerning what the Spirit is saying and then acting upon it in local church contexts. Part One includes the full text of the Senior Church Leadership report from the Faith and Order Commission. Part Two offers reflections by Cally Hammond, Thomas Seville, Charlotte Methuen, Jeremy Morris and David Hilborn, on practices, models and theologies of leadership in different periods of church history which informed the FAOC report. Part Three opens up a broader discussion about present and future leadership within the Church of England. Mike Higton sketches out a dialogue between Senior Church Leadership and Lord Green’s report, Talent Management for Future Leaders; Tim Harle offers a personal reflection from the perspective of the community of leadership practitioners; and Rachel Treweek concludes with an exploration of the essentially relational character of leadership.
Improvisation
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Author : Samuel Wells
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Improvisation written by Samuel Wells and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with Religion categories.
This introductory textbook establishes theatrical improvisation as a model for Christian ethics, helping Christians embody their faith in the practices of discipleship. Clearly, accessibly, and creatively written, it has been well received as a text for courses in Christian ethics. The repackaged edition has updated language and recent relevant resources, and it includes a new afterword by Wesley Vander Lugt and Benjamin D. Wayman that explores the reception and ongoing significance of the text.
Truth Is Stranger Than It Used To Be
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Author : J. Richard Middleton
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 1995-06-05
Truth Is Stranger Than It Used To Be written by J. Richard Middleton and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-06-05 with Religion categories.
J. Richard Middleton and Brian J. Walsh offer an introduction, evaluation and response to postmodern culture that comes straight from the heart of the gospel.
The New Conspirators
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Author : Tom Sine
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2009-10-25
The New Conspirators written by Tom Sine and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-25 with Religion categories.
"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed," Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew, "nothing will be impossible for you." That sounds good, but does it work in a world where seeds are genetically altered by an impatient few and hard to come by for countless others? In a world where the gulf between the very rich and the profoundly poor is constantly growing, can a mustard-seed faith make any difference? And can such a little bit of faith be sustained in a world whose future is so uncertain on so many fronts? Tom Sine says yes, and he has the audacity to try to prove it in his latest book. In The New Conspirators Tom surveys the landscape of creative Christianity, where streams of renewal are flowing freely from diverse sources: The emerging church Contemporary monastic movements The missional church The mosaic movement Individuals and communities of faith are coalescing in, and drawing energy from, these four streams to retrofit the church as it leads, serves and gives witness to the kingdom of God in the turbulent times facing us. Read the book and you'll want to-and be prepared to-join God's conspiracy to create a better future.
Leading By Story
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Author : Vaughan S. Roberts
language : en
Publisher: SCM Press
Release Date : 2017-09-29
Leading By Story written by Vaughan S. Roberts and has been published by SCM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-29 with Religion categories.
There is a great deal of polemical interest in churches across the UK, US and Europe about applying ideas from the world of leadership and management to Christian ministry. On one side of the debate are those who wish to apply (sometimes quite uncritically) quantitative approaches which they hope will enable churches to be run in a more ‘business-like’ manner. On the other side there are those who argue that insights from organizational studies have no place in churches whatsoever. This innovative and original book argues that the qualitative thinking about organizational narrative can provide significant insights into how churches function, which is much more in keeping with their ethos and history. As well as analysing how stories and storytelling work in churches it also provides practical ideas for how they can be used to improve church leadership. Taking the work of organizational thinkers and researchers and bringing it into conversation with biblical scholars, theologians, and church historians, the authors establish a conversation across these disciplines and explore how story and narrative work through and within churches. Table of Contents: 1. What Is Leadership? 2. Leading the Stories and Storying the Leading 3. Stories and Identities: Story, Character and Becoming 4. Living in Multiple Stories 5. Who Owns the Story? 6. Church Narratives: Interpretive Stories 7. Church Narratives: Identity Stories 8. Church Narratives: Improvised Stories 9. Curating Congregational Stories in a Tick Box Church?
The Ideas Informed Society
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Author : Chris Brown
language : en
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Release Date : 2023-09-28
The Ideas Informed Society written by Chris Brown and has been published by Emerald Group Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-28 with Psychology categories.
Presenting concepts from academia, industry, and practice, The Ideas-Informed Society closes the gap between the ideal of the ideas-informed society and reality - the chapters conceive what an ideal ideas-informed society would look like, the key ingredients of an ideas-informed society, and how to make it happen.
Living In The Gaze Of God
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Author : Helen Dixon Cameron
language : en
Publisher: SCM Press
Release Date : 2018-11-30
Living In The Gaze Of God written by Helen Dixon Cameron and has been published by SCM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with Religion categories.
"Living in the Gaze of God" offers an accessible exploration of the theme of ministerial accountability through the lens of one reflective tool – that of formal supervision of ministerial practice. Bold and far-reaching, the book addresses the key presenting issues around a need for a change of culture in the church as regards accountability for ministerial practice. It outlines a theological and practical model of 1-to-1 supervision, arguing that such an approach enables the development of greater attentiveness to God, the self and others and thus enhances accountability. Laying aside the need to offer a 'how-to' approach, Helen Cameron instead brings us a rigorous and dynamic consideration of the interface between supervision, accountability and ministerial practice, and offers a theological underpinning for the issues.
Gospel Portraits
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Author : K. Rex Butts
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2022-05-17
Gospel Portraits written by K. Rex Butts and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-17 with Religion categories.
Many people realize that the cultural landscape of North America has shifted significantly. With such changes, new challenges for how churches live as a proclamation of the gospel have and continue to emerge. These challenges are related to the church's participation in the mission of God and particularly how local churches live faithfully to God while remaining relevant to such challenges. Because Scripture is revered as God's word, this matter also pertains to the way churches read Scripture, since the Bible does shape how churches embody the gospel. Gospel Portraits addresses the intersection of mission and hermeneutics for churches within their local contexts. Believing the gospel calls the church to follow Jesus and bear witness to the kingdom of God, this book proposes that churches should read the Bible as a Christ-centered and kingdom-oriented narrative. This reading of Scripture allows churches to reimagine how they might embody the gospel within their local contexts. Discerning what a contextual embodiment of the gospel involves, churches portray God's new creation in ways that are coherent with the biblical story and relevant to their local context. In doing so, churches live as Christ-formed and Spirit-led communities portraying the gospel.
The Bible As Improv
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Author : Ron Martoia
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 2010-02-23
The Bible As Improv written by Ron Martoia and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-23 with Religion categories.
Every Christian desires to follow the Bible. But many of the things the Bible teaches—such as its instructions on how to treat slaves or its direction to sell everything one owns—seem to have little relevance to modern life. Picking and choosing what applies today leaves many readers frustrated and confused.Is it possible that Christians are asking the wrong question of Scripture? Ron Martoia suggests that the narrative sweep of the Bible is lost when it is reduced to quips and maxims. Faithfulness to the text requires faithfulness to its narrative form. Reflecting a high view of Scripture and a profound belief in its power to change lives, Martoia helps readers read the Bible so that its story shapes their own stories. In this new light, readers can move beyond the confusion about what is true today and what is “outdated.”With a passion for seeing people experience revolutionary change in their spiritual lives, Martoia shows readers how to look at the big picture of the Bible. As they will soon find out, the view is incredible.