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Rob McPhillips
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It calls us into the risky space of discerning where God is at work rather than depending on our own assessments of needs, which conveniently leave us in control of agendas and
Alan J. Roxburgh • Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World
Couldn’t passages such as Acts 19:10 and Romans 15:19, often taken as a call to follow Paul to the city, equally be heard as a call to follow
Stephen Witmer • A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures
Timothy Keller, Daniel Strange, Gabriel Salguero, • Center Church
What kind of leaders are necessary to guide those communities to deploy disciples into the world?
John W. Stewart • Envisioning the Congregation, Practicing the Gospel
Harvie Conn’s “Contextual Theology”
Timothy Keller, Daniel Strange, Gabriel Salguero, • Center Church
the stated aim of church-planting organizations like Redeemer City to City is not from the city to small towns but from one city to another.59 This differs from the vision of Roland Allen, who called for city churches to be “centers of light” for the surrounding countryside.
Stephen Witmer • A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
Becoming a Missionary Church: Lesslie Newbigin and Contemporary Church Movements
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What we actually need is to imagine that God is up to something. Imagine that God is active in the midst of what seems to be an unremitting unraveling of not just our churches but our way of life in North America.