TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sparks,Paul
AU  - Friesen,Dwight J.
AU  - Soerens,Tim
AU  - Fassett,David
AU  - Hagenberg,Beth
TI  - The new parish: how neighborhood churches are transforming mission, discipleship, and community 
SN  - 9780830895960
AV  - BV600.3 .S685 2014eb
U1  - 250 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Downers Grove, Illinois
PB  - InterVarsity Press
KW  - Church
KW  - Parishes
KW  - Communities
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Fellowship
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Institutions & Organizations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "When ... faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. ... The gospel becomes so much more tangible and compelling when the local church is actually a part of the community, connected to the struggles of the people, and even the land itself." Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen have seen -- in cities, suburbs and small towns all over North America -- how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy and culture. This is not a new idea -- the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life
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