Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Communities in Postmodern Cultures

Eddie Gibbs

ISBN 10: 0281057915 / ISBN 13: 9780281057917

Published by SPCK Publishing, 2006

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Synopsis:

This is a major study of changing church patterns in the West. In many parts of Europe and North America, the decline of the major traditional denominations continues unabated. But it seems that people these days are not less religious: rather their religious beliefs are rooted in personal experience rather than in community identity and loyalty to historic institutions. For the first time, religion is being chosen rather than received and this change has contributed to the growth in frontier fellowships, commonly known as the 'emerging church'. This book is intended to offer a multinational, Spirit-inspired testimony to the insights of these 'new, fragile, vulnerable' groups and churches. Filled with the latest research on what's happening on both sides of the Atlantic, it also features fascinating interview testimonies from forty-nine emerging church leaders on the cutting edge of ministry, including: Jonny Baker (Grace, London), Phil Bail (New Generation Ministries, Bristol), Kester Brewin (Vaux, London), Mal Caliadine (Tribal Generation, Sheffield), Steve Collins (Grace, London), Simon Hall (Revive, Leeds), Paul Roberts (Third Sunday Service, Resonance, Bristol), Pete Rollins (Ikon, Belfast), Dan Slatter (Warehouse, Chichester), Andy Thornton (Late, Late Service, Host and Vaux, London), Dave Tomlinson (Holy Joes, London), Sue Wallace (Visions, York).

About the Author: EDDIE GIBBS (BD, London University; DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is British by birth and formerly served as a missionary in South America. The author of several books, including the critically acclaimed ChurchNext (IVP (UK), 2000), he is the Donald A McGavran Professor of Church Growth at Fuller Theological Seminary. RYAN BOLGER (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of church in contemporary culture at the School of intercultural Studies and the academic director of the Master of Arts in Global Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Emerging Churches: Creating Christian ...
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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