Journey to Jesus : the worship, evangelism, and nurture mission of the church

Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0687068401 
ISBN 13
9780687068401 
Category
Church Management ( 教會研究 )  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2001 
Publisher
Pages
247 
Subject
BV15 
Abstract
This book is a companion to Webber's "Journey to Jesus" seminars, held in over 100 American cities from 2000-2003. The "seeker" model of worship presupposes a split between what goes on during the worship service and how the church evangelizes its members into full discipleship in Jesus Christ. The basic idea is to draw the unchurched in through lively, uplifting services, and then move them into small group ministries that will lead them to a deeper understanding of the Christian life. While this model works well in some, mostly "start-up" congregations, it has been a dismal failure in traditional, established churches, many of which have had to abandon their seeker services. Robert Webber here proposes an alternative: a model of worship that emphasizes the fact that those who come to worship are at very different points in their spiritual lives. Rather than ignore these differences or gear all of worship to those already established in the faith, he argues that churches should openly recognize the stages of faith through which their members are passing, and structure their worship and ministry to celebrate those stages, openly encouraging Christians to move from spiritual infancy to maturity in Christ. 
Description
The missional church in the ancient world -- The missional church today -- Evangelism in the ancient world -- Evangelism today -- The rite of conversion -- Discipleship in the ancient world -- Discipleship today -- The rite of covenant -- Spiritual formation in the ancient world -- Spiritual formation today -- The rite of baptism -- Receiving new members in the ancient world -- Receiving new members today -- The rite of Eucharist -- Implementing Journey to Jesus. 
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