Faithful Presence by David E. Fitch

Faithful Presence

Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission

David E. Fitch

InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · December 1, 2016

- Missio Alliance Essential Reading List of 2016 In our quest to renew the church, Christians have walked through seeker-friendly, emergent, missional, and other movements to develop new expressions of the body of Christ.

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Who it’s for
A disciplined, serious-minded guide to shaping church life for mission.
Genres
Ecclesiology, Pastoral Resources, Church Growth
Published
InterVarsity Press, December 1, 2016

About this book

- Missio Alliance Essential Reading List of 2016 In our quest to renew the church, Christians have walked through seeker-friendly, emergent, missional, and other movements to develop new expressions of the body of Christ. Now in the post-Christian world in North America we're asking the question again: Is there a way to be the church that engages the world, not by judgment nor accommodation but by becoming the good news in our culture?

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In Faithful Presence, noted pastor and scholar David Fitch offers a new vision for the witness of the church in the world. He argues that we have lost the intent and practice of the sacramental ways of the historic church, and he recovers seven disciplines that have been with us since the birth of the church. Through numerous examples and stories, he demonstrates how these revolutionary disciplines can help the church take shape in and among our neighborhoods, transform our way of life in the world, and advance the kingdom.This book will help you re-envision church, what you do in the name of church, and the way you lead a church. It recovers a future for the church that takes us beyond Christendom. Embrace the call to reimagine the church as the living embodiment of Christ, dwelling in and reflecting God's faithful presence to a world that desperately needs more of it.

Disciplined Faith

A disciplined, serious-minded guide to shaping church life for mission.

Come here for

  • seven-disciplines framework
  • church-and-mission focus

Expect

  • rigorous ecclesiology
  • keepsake-worthy, reference-friendly presentation

Where it sits

Ecclesiology74%
Church Growth36%
Pastoral Resources32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Ecclesiology
  • Pastoral Resources
  • Church Growth
Authors
David E. Fitch
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Published
December 1, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Ecclesiology