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The Church according to Paul – Rediscovering the Community Conformed to Christ

James W Thompson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Baker Publishing Group

Published:16th Sep '14

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2015 Book of the Year Award, Academy of Parish Clergy Amid conflicting ideas about what the church should be and do in a post-Christian climate, the missing voice is that of Paul. The New Testament's most prolific church planter, Paul faced diverse challenges as he worked to form congregations. Leading biblical scholar James Thompson examines Paul's ministry of planting and nurturing churches in the pre-Christian world to offer guidance for the contemporary church. The church today, as then, must define itself and its mission among people who have been shaped by other experiences of community. Thompson shows that Paul offers an unprecedented vision of the community that is being conformed to the image of Christ. He also addresses contemporary (mis)understandings of words like missional, megachurch, and formation.

  • Winner of Book of the Year (Book of the Year) 2015

ISBN: 9780801048821

Dimensions: 9mm x 6mm x 15mm

Weight: 925g

304 pages