Slow Church Study Guide: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus: Eleven Sessions for Group Discussion - Softcover

Smith, C. Christopher; Pattison, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 083084130X ISBN 13: 9780830841301

Publisher: IVP, 2016

Synopsis

High-speed internet. Rapid rewards. Quick thinking. Fast food. Fast . . . church? Slow Church by Chris Smith and John Pattison has been eagerly received by a people who are ready to be invited out of franchise faith and back into the kingdom of God. This eleven-session study guide provides an opportunity to reflect on the message of this groundbreaking book both individually and in community. Each session features

• A guide to lectio divina
• Suggested videos that can be watched online
• A series of in-depth questions expanded from what is currently in the book
• A quote for reflection

Here is an opportunity to begin to develop a deeper and richer community where people know each other well and love one another as Christ loved the church.

About this title

About the Authors

C. Christopher Smith is editor of The Englewood Review of Books and a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the urban Near Eastside of Indianapolis.

John Pattison's essays, articles and reviews have appeared in Relevant, Books Culture and other magazines around the country. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, he is the coauthor of Besides the Bible.

Edition details

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 083084130X
• ISBN 13: 9780830841301
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48