The Cat and the Toaster

by Hall, Douglas A.; Hall, Judy; Daman, Steve

• ISBN13: 9781608992706
• ISBN10: 1608992705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

Living System Ministry is an approach to Christian ministry in the Western world that recognizes the differences between cats, the world God created, and toasters, the world we create using our technology and our capacities, limited as they are.

Author Biography

Douglas A. Hall is the President of the Emmanuel Gospel Center in Boston (www.egc.org), where he has served with his wife, Judy Hall, since 1964. He is also an adjunct professor of urban ministry with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface: Are You Ready for the Coming Revival?	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Introduction: His Ways Are Higher than Ours	p. xxiii
Terms Used in the Title	p. xxiv
Understanding Our Times
Overwhelmed by Complexity	p. 5
Understanding My Culture	p. 17
Understanding the Urban Church	p. 33
Understanding the City	p. 40
Understanding Gods Living System Design	p. 49
Understanding Our Times	p. 66
Embracing Our Poverty
Introduction to Mental Models	p. 83
What Do You Have in Mind?	p. 89
We Can Work It Out	p. 104
Embracing Our Poverty	p. 116
Discovering Our Wealth
Three Redemptive Treasures	p. 129
Gold Refined in the Fire	p. 136
White Clothes to Wear	p. 141
Salve to Put on Your Eyes	p. 146
Case Study of the Redemptive Method in Ministry	p. 154
Immune Systems and Redemption	p. 158
Aligning Our Actions
Receive the Training and Discipline of the Lord	p. 163
God's Thoughts Are Higher Than My Thoughts	p. 171
Tools in the Master's Shop	p. 180
Aligning Our Actions: Case Studies from Boston's Living System	p. 193
Opening Our Doors
The Friend of the Master	p. 217
The Ministry Practitioner	p. 226
Working with God	p. 235
Multiplication	p. 246
Beginning Our Journey
Anticipating the New Creation	p. 263
Learning the Mental Models of the New Creation	p. 274
Finding Total Redemption in the New Creation	p. 303
Aligning Our Actions to the New Creation	p. 314
Entering the Doors to the New Creation	p. 324
Epilogue	p. 343
About the Author	p. 349
Bibliography	p. 351
Index	p. 353
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