Borderland Churches

by Nelson, Gary V.

• ISBN13: 9780827202382
• ISBN10: 0827202385
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: Tcp Books

Summary

"Borderland Churches" is a call to embrace postmodern culture. Gary Nelson compares the church with the children of Israel in their pilgrimage through the desert. Contemporary culture is the wilderness and God calls us to sojourn in it. Only individuals and congregations that understand and accept this challenge will be able to carry on Christian ministry in this new cultural situation. This is a book intended for ministers and church leaders. It calls the church to recognize that the cultural changes lead us to a post Christian society. It is futile to try to stop the changes. The church is doing mission in a social context that has changed radically and, therefore, has to do mission in a new way.

Author Biography

Gary V. Nelson is the General Secretary of Canadian Baptist Ministries and Vice President of the Baptist World Alliance

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Editor's Foreword	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Learning to Sing the Song	p. 11
Crossing Over	p. 24
Recovering Our Roots	p. 42
Landscapes and Tool Kits	p. 61
Herding Cats	p. 86
Missioning the Church	p. 111
Mapping the Journey	p. 131
Song in the Borderland	p. 149
Getting to Know Your Neighborhood	p. 150
Neighborhoods Are Different	p. 154
The Three "Ls" of Learning about Your Community	p. 155
Questions to Be Asked in the Community in Which You Live and/or in Which Your Church Is Situated	p. 157
Sampling of Helpful Web Sites for Your Borderland Discussion	p. 158
Further Reading Possibilities	p. 159
Notes	p. 163
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