Refuge

by Reeves, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780825435737
• ISBN10: 0825435730
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-22
• Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional

Summary

James Reeves invites you to dream for a moment-to imagine the church as a place of healing, safety, and acceptance. A place where marriages are repaired, families are reconciled, addicts are freed from dependency, and people are transformed. Believing that only a "hospital church" can make that dream a reality, James shows how to successfully implement a "hospital church" style of ministry, a true refuge for the spiritually weary. Book jacket.

Author Biography

James M. Reeves (DMin, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of Celebration Fellowship, a church that practices what he calls "the hospital church style of ministry." James regularly speaks at seminars and mentors other churches seeking to transition to the hospital church model.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction: Why "Refuge"?	p. 13
The Background
A Passion Birthed from Real Life	p. 17
The Hospital Church	p. 29
The Benefits
Raw and Naked Joy	p. 47
The Basis
The Emotional-Spiritual Principle	p. 61
The Pile Principle	p. 81
The Basics
How Change Happens	p. 99
Community: The One-Another Process	p. 127
Transparency: The Hospital Gown Principle	p. 147
Forgiveness: The Silver Bullet Principle	p. 177
The Big Issue
The Coming Tsunami: Pornography	p. 195
The Beginning
Where to go from Here	p. 213
Appendix: Suggested Curriculum for Freedom Groups	p. 227
About the Hospital Church	p. 231
About the Author	p. 233
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