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Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus
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Something is not working. Despite the church's place of prominence inAmerican culture and the ubiquity of the church in every American town, misconceptions about the faith of Jesus Christ run rampant today. Christians areknown more for exclusivity than for love, more for potlucks than for solving worldhunger. It's time for churches to get over the cruise-shipmentality of being a program provider, and reconnect with the true message andmission of Jesus: to bring good news to the poor, release to the captives, andfreedom to the oppressed. Pastor Mike Slaughter challengeschurch leaders to look at the future of their congregations and make tough butnecessary choices. Will you send the church out intothe world? Will you focus on building disciples or tallyingdecisions? Will you multiply your impact or expand yourfacilities? Will you step out in courage or comply with thestatus quo? The answers to these and otherquestions determine how your church will focus its time, its energy, and its budgetto work for real change in a hurting world. DownloadFree Study Guide For more info, visitwww.ChangeTheWorld.Cokesbury.com |
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Pages 121
Dimensions: Length: 0.75" Width: 5.5" Height: 8.5"
Weight: 0.5 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Feb 1, 2010
Publisher Abingdon Church Supplies
ISBN 1426702973
EAN 9781426702976
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 | Excellent challenge for us Mar 21, 2010 |
| Mike Slaughter challenges us to identify "church" today--not as a place to go. We have a small group discussing the book chapter by chapter. As we concluded the discussion on the second chapter, the remarks were, "I love this book." It speaks to us in the context of US/world today and places challenges before us on how we could, in reality, change this world. | | |  | Great Intro to Missional Conversation Mar 20, 2010 |
The missional church movement returns to the mainline church in Mike Slaughter's Change the World. Using straightforward comparisons, Slaughter challenges the assumptions of mission, ministry, and success as defined by most mainline churches. At the same time, an alternative picture is painted of a church more interested in others than self. Drawing on work from missional movement leaders, such as Alan Hirsch, Slaughter uses his own experiences to propose a more faithful way of being the church.
Grounded in Scripture and theology, Slaughter exposes the shortcomings of current church values, writing "Our churches reflect the economic homogeneity of our culture more than they do the priorities of the kingdom." Slaughter makes clear that the people of God are intended to be agents of transformation who are sent to specific peoples for the purpose of multiplying movements of courageous disciples. This is in contrast to the church being seen as a place where special and similar people gather.
Slaughter saves some of his most direct discourse for the discussion of "Mission vs. Mortar" in chapter 6, where he laments the importance of buildings to the way the church currently functions. Facilities, their cost and prominence, drive how and why church is done. "Inflexible capital structures create systems that necessitate strategies of `bringing the world to church' rather than the `church going to the world.'" While his words are tough, the experiences of churches who are in debt during the current economic downturn seem to lend affirmation.
Short on how-to and high on passion, Change the World presents an important contribution to the missional church movement. By virtue of the author's experience, the book brings built in credibility for mainline denominations. Slaughter is the lead pastor of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio, where he grew the congregation from averaging 90 on a Sunday to a current attendance of over 4,000. Change the World makes the missional movement more accessible to mainline churches and denominations.
Slaughter's experience also raises questions, though. For example, readers may experience a disconnect as the pastor of a 4,000 antendee church decries attractional evangelism. While that possibility exists, Slaughter's framework gives no impression that he is interested in keeping one foot in the mega church world and one foot in the missional church movement. In fact, his commitment to this transition may be communicated when he writes, "Faith is not the absence of fear. Faith is feeling the fear & then acting on the promises & purposes of God anyway." | | | | Vital info for any church that wants to connect to its community Mar 17, 2010 |
| This book speaks about the church beyond the Sunday morning experience. It demonstrates how the church that embraces Jesus true mission to meet the needs of those arouund him will be transformed into a vital ministry of the community. This is a pastor must read book! | | | | United for Change Mar 17, 2010 |
| As we approach the day for Methodists to unite to change the world, we must take a moment to reflect on the power of our awesome God. Our God is unstopable and with His force behind us, we must do His will to move the world forward with a positive Christian impact that will, indeed, change the world. | | | | Change the World Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus Mar 13, 2010 |
I felt he showed how the church needs to arise to be true followers of the commission that Christ gave the church. We are to be the hands and feet of Jesus and go into the world. | | | Write your own review about Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus
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