Future Church: Ministry in a Post-Seeker Age 9780805431346
The church today is poised on a precarious balance between culture and content, between cultural relevance and doctrinal integrity. Like a seesaw, the church swings back and forth, compelled both to reach an entertainment-driven culture and to remain true to the Gospel. In Future Church, Jim Wilson presents 7 clear principles which become "fulcrum points," principles that will give the Church real leverage to reach people and push them upward toward the hand of God. These 7 Fulcrum Points are illustrated in real-life settings, as Wilson takes us on visits to churches that are utilizing them. This is the way of ministry in a post-seeker age. This is Future Church!Editorial ReviewsReviewFuture Church instructs and illuminates without being pedantic. A comfortable conversation that instructs and points in a right ministry direction. -- Dale "Geno" Robinson, Author of Intersecting LivesJim Wilson has found unmistakable signs of vigor, innovation, and genuine faith in congregations from coast to coast. -- Marshall Shelley, Editor, Leadership JournalWilson offers a journalist’s crucial perspective: here’s how otherwise ordinary leaders are navigating the unpredictable waterways of change. -- Sally Morgenthaller, Author of Worship Evangelism --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.About the AuthorDr. Jim L. Wilson is the pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Seaside, California and the online editor at www.FreshMinistry.org. Jim is an award-winning writer with over one hundred pieces in print in over forty publications. His recent books include The Boomerang Mandate: Returning the Ministry to the People of God, Transformations, and the Ebook How to Write Narrative Sermons.
The church today is poised on a precarious balance between culture and content, between cultural relevance and doctrinal integrity. Like a seesaw, the church swings back and forth, compelled both to reach an entertainment-driven culture and to remain true to the Gospel. In Future Church, Jim Wilson presents 7 clear principles which become "fulcrum points," principles that will give the Church real leverage to reach people and push them upward toward the hand of God. These 7 Fulcrum Points are illustrated in real-life settings, as Wilson takes us on visits to churches that are utilizing them. This is the way of ministry in a post-seeker age. This is Future Church!Editorial ReviewsReviewFuture Church instructs and illuminates without being pedantic. A comfortable conversation that instructs and points in a right ministry direction. -- Dale "Geno" Robinson, Author of Intersecting LivesJim Wilson has found unmistakable signs of vigor, innovation, and genuine faith in congregations from coast to coast. -- Marshall Shelley, Editor, Leadership JournalWilson offers a journalist’s crucial perspective: here’s how otherwise ordinary leaders are navigating the unpredictable waterways of change. -- Sally Morgenthaller, Author of Worship Evangelism --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.About the AuthorDr. Jim L. Wilson is the pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Seaside, California and the online editor at www.FreshMinistry.org. Jim is an award-winning writer with over one hundred pieces in print in over forty publications. His recent books include The Boomerang Mandate: Returning the Ministry to the People of God, Transformations, and the Ebook How to Write Narrative Sermons.
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The church today is poised on a precarious balance between culture and content, between cultural relevance and doctrinal integrity. Like a seesaw, the church swings back and forth, compelled both to reach an entertainment-driven culture and to remain true to the Gospel. In Future Church, Jim Wilson presents 7 clear principles which become "fulcrum points," principles that will give the Church real leverage to reach people and push them upward toward the hand of God. These 7 Fulcrum Points are illustrated in real-life settings, as Wilson takes us on visits to churches that are utilizing them. This is the way of ministry in a post-seeker age. This is Future Church!Editorial ReviewsReviewFuture Church instructs and illuminates without being pedantic. A comfortable conversation that instructs and points in a right ministry direction. -- Dale "Geno" Robinson, Author of Intersecting LivesJim Wilson has found unmistakable signs of vigor, innovation, and genuine faith in congregations from coast to coast. -- Marshall Shelley, Editor, Leadership JournalWilson offers a journalist’s crucial perspective: here’s how otherwise ordinary leaders are navigating the unpredictable waterways of change. -- Sally Morgenthaller, Author of Worship Evangelism --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.About the AuthorDr. Jim L. Wilson is the pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Seaside, California and the online editor at www.FreshMinistry.org. Jim is an award-winning writer with over one hundred pieces in print in over forty publications. His recent books include The Boomerang Mandate: Returning the Ministry to the People of God, Transformations, and the Ebook How to Write Narrative Sermons.
