The mission table
Subtitle: renewing congregation and community
By: Stephen P. Bouman
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781451479287; 9781451478129
Subjects: Mission of the church; Church renewal; Missions; Religion and social problems; RELIGION; Christian Ministry
Description: In a time of declining mainline Protestant church attendance, Bouman reminds us that the Holy Spirit is still very much at work in our communities and in the world. God continues to make all things new, and calls us to join this mission of reconciliation, restoration, and renewal. Each chapter of this book contains Bible references and questions for individual and group reflection, study, and action.--Publisher.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Mark S. Hanson; title: Introduction: Mission and the mainline; title: The table of creation; title: From the kitchen table to the altar table; title: Seeking hospitality at new tables; title: The congregation : a table for mission; title: Mission table leadership; title: Setting mission tables; title: Restoring the broken table.