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100	1		_aGibbs, Eddie.
245	1	0	_aChurchmorph : _bhow megatrends are reshaping Christian communities / _cEddie Gibbs.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bBaker Academic, _cc.2009.
300			_a222 p. : _bill. ; pbk ; _c22 cm.
440			_aAllelon missional series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Megatrends convulsing the western world -- Post-christendom churches -- Interlude : identifying the streams -- Fresh expressions -- The megachurch factor -- Urban engagement -- Resurgent monasticism -- Expanding networks -- The heartbeat of worship -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Distinctive features of morphing churches.
520			_aChurch observer Eddie Gibbs goes beyond an analysis of the causes to show how many churches and faith communities are actually breaking the downward trend. He expertly maps current converging church movements--emerging and missional churches, mainline renewal groups, megachurches, urban mission, new monasticism, alternative worship, and expanding networks--and offers a positive assessment of the reshaping of today's church. --from publisher description
650		0	_aChurch renewal.
650		0	_aChurch growth.
650		0	_aCommunities _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aPostmodernism _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
830		0	_aAllelon missional series.
999			_c9259 _d9259