Power Surge : Six Marks of Discipleship for a Changing Church

Michael W Foss

ISBN 10: 0800632648 / ISBN 13: 9780800632649

Published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing Jul 2000, 2000

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Neuware - Drawing on his experience at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Pastor Foss makes the case for transforming congregations from a membership model to a discipleship model of church affiliation. The book begins with a careful analysis of recent patterns in church membership and demographics that argue for this paradigm shift. Subsequent chapters detail the unique leadership and organizational needs of a discipleship model; explore the building and maintaining of fundamental trust -- in God and in God's people -- as the cornerstone of the model; and provide practical helps for assessing the present and strategies for moving into the future.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power Surge : Six Marks of Discipleship for a Changing Church
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing Jul 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800632648
• ISBN 13: 9780800632649
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 141H x 12D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 141 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 281 grams

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Synopsis

Drawing on his experience at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Foss makes the case for transforming congregations from a membership model to a discipleship model of church affiliation. The book begins with a careful analysis of recent patterns in church membership/demographics which argue for this paradigm shift. Subsequent chapters detail the unique leadership and organizational needs of a discipleship model; explore the building and maintaining of fundamental trust--in God and in His people--as the cornerstone of the model; and provide practical helps for assessing the present and strategies for moving into the future.

About the Author

Michael W. Foss is pastor emeritus and teaching pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in West Des Moines, Iowa. He is a graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary. Foss has authored several books for Fortress Press including Power Surge (2000), A Servant's Manual (2002), Real Faith for Real Life (2004), and The Disciple's Joy (2007).