Missional, monastic, mainline
Subtitle: a guide to starting missional micro-communities in historically mainline traditions
By: Elaine A. Heath and Larry Duggins
Contributors: Duggins, Larry
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781620326244
Subjects: Communities; Christian life; Mission of the church; Monastic and religious life; Christianity
Description: "Here is the long-awaited volume that provides both the theoretical foundations and practical guidance for developing new monastic and missional communities in contexts that are theologically progressive, racially and economically diverse, and multicultural. This book contains the wisdom and perspectives of people who live and serve in missional, new monastic communities in United Methodist and other mainline traditions, and it describes new forms of theological education that are emerging to resource a new generation of Christian leaders. Heath and Duggins challenge Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, and other Christians to reach into their own robust, mainline heritage for resources to develop small, intentional communities that practice a rigorous life of prayer, hospitality, and justice"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135).

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Why We Need Missional and New Monastic Communities in the Historically Mainline Church :; title: 1. How we got here; title: 2. Can progressive Christians be missional?; title: 3. What is new monasticism in a progressive mainline tradition?; title: 4. Is this a hostile takeover of the church?; title: 5. Theological education for a missional church; title: Part II. A Field Guide to Starting Missional and New Monastic Communities in Historically Mainline Traditions :; title: 6. The gift of failure; title: 7. Disciple formation in missional communities; title: 8. Gathering a lead team for a missional community; title: 9. Preparing the congregation to anchor a missional community; title: 10. Who, where, why, what, when (forming a residential community; title: 11. The role of the abbot; title: Recommended readings for missional, new monastic and emerging contexts.