Imagine Church
Releasing Dynamic Everyday Disciples
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Inter-Varsity Press
Published:17th Feb '12
Should be back in stock very soon
This insightful book guides churches in fostering discipleship that extends beyond Sunday services, encouraging a life of faith in all areas.
In Imagine Church, the author explores how ordinary churches can transform into vibrant communities that support individuals in living out their faith in every aspect of life. This book addresses the pressing question of how congregations can foster an environment where members help one another grow as disciples of Jesus, not just within church walls, but also in their homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods. The focus is on creating a holistic approach to discipleship that permeates all areas of life.
Drawing from three years of collaboration with pilot churches across the UK, Imagine Church presents practical strategies and real-life examples that illustrate how churches can effectively implement change. The author emphasizes the importance of community and shared experiences in nurturing faith, encouraging readers to envision a church that actively engages with the world around it. Through inspiring stories, the book highlights the transformative impact of collective discipleship.
Ultimately, Imagine Church serves as a source of hope and wisdom for congregations eager to make a difference. It invites readers to consider what it means to live out their faith authentically, offering guidance on how to cultivate a supportive church environment that equips individuals to follow Jesus in their everyday lives. By focusing on actionable insights and relatable narratives, this book aims to inspire a movement of churches committed to holistic discipleship.
The idea of whole-life discipleship could hardly be more important. This stimulating book is both thoughtful and immensely practical. I highly recommend it to anyone with a leadership role.
Beautifully engaging, elegantly simple, gloriously practical. This isn’t a seven-step programme, but a traveller’s guide for a great journey – the transformation of church culture to whole-life disciple-making. I hope and pray many will use it.
Calling people into whole life discipleship: seeing Jesus everywhere, accessible and applicable is not an easy call. Disciple-making is hard, worthwhile, adventurous living and Neil Hudson’s masterly title will resource and inspire your obedience in the mission of Jesus in your world. I particularly love the underlying culture changing dynamic of Neil's writing. This is the spinal core of this new work calling us to attitude, action and transformation. As a pastor-theologian-leader Neil has gifted the church with something of lasting worth in transforming what can often feel dull, safe and stuck in our church communities. Logic, theology and practical steps abound. You'll often be saying 'a-ha', as few books offer such clear truth-telling, hope and actionable examples. Essential reading for all church leaders and useful for all Christians everywhere. This could be the best LICC (London Institute of Contemporary Christianity) title yet, and a prophetic catalyst for a nation of believers longing to get out of the limited straitjackets of our present existence into the spacious, risky, faithful and fruitful life of Jesus-following. Free of guilt, clichés and predictable step-plans... this is full of wisdom and already one of my best reads of the year. It could resource a revolution! Simple, practical and compelling.
ISBN: 9781844745661
Dimensions: 214mm x 139mm x 15mm
Weight: 257g
192 pages