Sailboat Church: Helping Your Church Rethink Its Mission and Practice

Gray, Joan S.

ISBN 10: 0664259588 / ISBN 13: 9780664259587

Published by Westminster John Knox Press, 2014

Seller Inventory # 0664259588-2-36923522

Synopsis:

Is your church a rowboat church or a sailboat church?

Rowboat churches depend largely on human effort. When church budgets shrink and membership declines, rowboat churches frantically row harder against a current, often frustrated and disappointed at their efforts. Sailboat churches, on the other hand, take up the oars, hoist sails, and rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them.

Arguing that churches should be "sailboats," Joan S. Gray encourages readers to shift concern from the many daily, practical concerns of their local church to fresh ideas that can be found using the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The book includes forty days of sailing prayers, quotes from Scripture, brief reflection questions, and an extensive bibliography that is arranged by theme. Perfect for groups to read together, this book will help leaders reframe their church's mission and practice with the Holy Spirit as their guide.

About the Author: Joan S. Gray is a teaching elder living in Atlanta, Georgia. The moderator of the 217th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), she is the author or coauthor of several books including Presbyterian Polity for Church Leaders, Fourth Edition, with Joyce C. Tucker.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sailboat Church: Helping Your Church Rethink...
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good