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Excellent Canadian Book on this subject,
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This review is from: Borderland Churches: A Congregation's Introduction to Missional Living (Paperback)
I have read several parts of this book (and hope to finish it at some point). I really appreciated the Canadian references and background of the author. This is not to say that a non-Canadian would not also benefit greatly from this book. It touches on what it means to be a church that seeks to be intentionally on the border with the "outside world" (my quotes), and creates opportunities to connect with the world, because it deliberately chooses to exist in this borderland. For a much more helpful and detailed book review, I recommend the excellent multi-part review provided by Len Hjalmarson on his blog: [...].This book is accessible to both clergy and non-clergy. It deserves wide distribution within the Christian church, in Canada and abroad.
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This review is from: Borderland Churches: A Congregation's Introduction to Missional Living (Paperback)
Gary adds his voice to the message of what's happening in our culture and in our churches and what needs to happen. His insight and clarity articulate what's been rolling around in the collective ...Show full review » minds of everyone who has been trying to put their finger on the disconnect between religion and God. In his book, he demonstrates a passion for the Church, the people and for God. And he calls for us to once again be passionate followers of Jesus Christ who listen with compassion as we navigate the waters of change in our churches. Buy it, read it and grow, but be careful, you'll want to buy a copy for everyone you know.
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Leaders Control Change,
By George Bullard "Strategic Leadership Coach" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Borderland Churches: A Congregation's Introduction to Missional Living (Paperback)
In his book, Borderland Churches: A Congregation's Introduction to Missional Living, Gary Nelson says the following about the role of leaders in controlling change:"The only people who like change are usually the ones who are in charge of it. I am convinced that clergy do not totally grasp this truth. We think it is rational and reasonable to embrace change." "Leaders have more control in the changes ahead than their people." [27] This book looks carefully at the changes that churches on the borderlands of ministry need to make. The borderlands is where true missional action takes places. The organizing principle of this book is not modern vs. postmodern, but whether or not the church can engage in ministry at the intersection of church, unchurched, and dechurched persons in society, or Christian, unChristian, and anti-Christian. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent book,
By Edward A. White - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Borderland Churches: A Congregation's Introduction to Missional Living (Paperback)
This is an excellent book. Canada is ahead of the United States on the secularization scale and their experience with being Christians in a post Christian society has much to teach us. The central message is that we must go to the unchurched instead of waiting for them to come to us. Also the central task is doing God's will on earth, not being preoccupied with the afterlife.
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Full of Insight,
By Dr. Terry W. Dorsett "Author of Developing Le... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Borderland Churches: A Congregation's Introduction to Missional Living (Paperback)
Though this book has been out for a couple of years, I just recently discovered it. What sparked my interest in it was a conversation with a friend who starts new churches in Canada. I was talking about the struggle to get churches to reach post moderns and he remarked that Canada was so "postmodern" that it was no longer a unique cultural issue; it was just the "normal" way Canadian churches did ministry.In this new normal, the church has to think and act differently than it did in the past. The book has seven chapters and then a number of helpful appendixes in the back. The seven chapters are: 1. Learning to Sing the Song 2. Crossing Over 3. Recovering our Roots 4. Landscapes and Tool Kits 5. Herding Cats 6. Missioning the Church 7. Mapping the Journey Each chapter covers an aspect of how churches can be missional in thought and deed. Though not all of the ideas will carry over into U.S. culture, the vast majority will. It may well be that our Canadian brothers in Christ may lead the way in helping us reach our own people with the Gospel. |
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