Letters to a Future Church

by Lewis, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780830836383
• ISBN10: 0830836381
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-30
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

In his vision on the island of Patmos, the apostle John was commanded to deliver messages from the Spirit to the seven churches--poignant letters of encouragement and reproof. What would such letters contain if they were delivered today? Chris Lewis and the Epiphaneia Network put that question to some of the most prominent figures in North American Christianity. Compiled here are the eye-opening responses that came filing back.

Author Biography

Chris Lewis is cofounder of the Epiphaneia Network, a movement in Canada to equip and inspire Jesus followers in kingdom ministry. They have organized a variety of influential gatherings of thought leaders and ministry activists, including the Evolving Church Conference and the Eighth Letter Conference.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 11
You Had Me at Hello	p. 19
Mission
Forsake Your Purified Space	p. 25
On No Longer Counting the Cost	p. 29
The Ideologizing of the Church	p. 37
An Unanxious Presence	p. 44
Interlude	p. 49
Truth
The Gospel of the Bible	p. 53
The Sin of Abstraction	p. 61
The Fulcrum and Linchpin	p. 68
The Richness and Fullness of God's Image	p. 70
The Paradox of Peace	p. 75
On Self-Justification	p. 83
Actually Living the Truth	p. 88
Interlude	p. 92
Art
Art and Exile	p. 95
We Miss the Mark	p. 100
This is an Appeal to Zeal	p. 104
Real Rest	p. 111
Interlude	p. 116
Hope
Open Secret	p. 121
A Particular People in a Particular Place	p. 124
Seven Dreams	p. 130
Bigger Banquet Tables	p. 140
A Dozen (or So) Flags and Seven Piles of Poop	p. 144
You Had Me at Hello (Reprise)	p. 153
Appendix: Letters to a Future Church from the End of a Millennium	p. 156
Thank You	p. 164
Notes	p. 165
Contributors	p. 166
Sponsors	p. 174
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