Justice, Mercy and Humility [Paperback]

Tim Chester (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2003

Justice, Mercy and Humility explores the challenge of integral mission among the poor today. It locates the Christian response within a world of alternatives — alternatives at the macro-level of policies and advocacy and the micro-level of lifestyle and affirms the need to integrate ourselves within a total missional response to the poor. Combing case studies from around the world with Jesus' own teaching and ministry, the book considers what it means for the church to be a countercultural ministry and in doing so raises new questions about what it means to be church.

Included are contributions from Tom Sine, C. Rene Padilla and Elaine Storkey.

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About the Author

Dr Tim Chester oversees the work of the Northern Training Institute. He is part of the Crowded House, a church planting initiative in Sheffield, UK, and co-director of the Porterbrook Network. He was previously Research and Policy Director for Tearfund and tutor in missiology at Cliff College.

He is the author of a number of books including Mission and the Coming of God: Eschatology, the Trinity and Mission in the Theology of Jurgen Moltmann (Paternoster); The Message of Prayer (InterVarsity Press), From Creation to New Creation (Paternoster); Good News to the Poor (InterVarsity Press), Delighting in the Trinity (Monarch) and The Busy Christians Guide to Busyness (InterVarsity Press).

He is co-author of The Gospel-Centred Church (The Good Book Co), The World We All Want (Authentic) and Total Church (InterVarsity Press) and series editor of The Good Book Guides. His most recent publication is You Can Change: God's Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behaviour and Negative Emotions (InterVarsity Press).

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Paternoster (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842271628
• ISBN-13: 978-1842271629
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #666,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr Tim Chester is a director of the Porterbrook Institute which provides affordable, Bible-college level training for church leadership and missional church in the context of your ministry (www.porterbrookinstitute.org). He is a leader of The Crowded House, a church planting network (www.thecrowdedhouse.org). He blogs at www.timchester.co.uk. He has previously been Research and Policy Director for Tearfund UK and a part-time lecturer in missiology. He is the author of a number of books and series editor of The Good Book Guides (The Good Book Company). He is married with two daughters.