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S'està carregant… Outgrowing the Ingrown Church (edició 1986)de C. John Miller
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This is a book for pacesetters -- church leaders who desire to help their churches break free of the things that turn them in on themselves and keep them from being outward-looking and outward-moving communities of Jesus Christ. The ingrown church is a common phenomenon. It is the "norm" for contemporary evangelical and Protestant churches. But ingrownness is a pathology. It can destroy the vital spiritual health of a church. It must, therefore, be combated with the norms of Scripture. And that is why this book was written. Outgrowing the Ingrown Church is a masterful mix of biblical principle, objective analysis, and personal experience. It traces the author's own growing awareness of the problem of ingrownness in his calling as a pastor, seminary professor, and evangelist/missionary. In his own discovery of the power and presence of God he discovered the tendency of the church to live by its own power and resources. This is a book written to help change churches by changing the individuals who read it. It offers one an unparalleled challenge to be evaluated, revitalized, and then used by God for the work of ministry. Thus it is a book not merely for pastors, but for the whole body of Christ. "I have never been as excited about any book concerning church growth as when I read this book . . . . (His biblical) principles, if followed, transform individual lives and then lead to a movement within a church to change the whole congregation," writes John Guest in the foreword. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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His analysis of the attitudes and challenges of ingrown churches are apt and spot on-- withdrawal from world, assertion of superiority, self-justification and rationalization of anemic growth and internal challenges, and so on and so forth. Many of the suggestions for growth-- directing the church toward God's purpose for it, casting a vision, encouraging members, prayer, reliance on God, small groups, dedication of ministers and elders to the work of equipping saints, acts of service, among others-- are also beneficial.
The author is Evangelical, heavily influenced by Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Edwards, and the like, and the over-reliance on Protestant dogma dampens the book's effectiveness. Nevertheless, many good things to consider. ( )