If you saw a missional church, what would it look like? What patterns of behavior and practice would you find there? Building on the ground laid by the book Missional Church (Darrell Guder et al.), this volume centers on case studies of nine missional congregations from across North America that are diverse in their denominational affiliations, worship styles, political stances, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Treasure in Clay Jars explores eight concrete patterns common to these churches. Although the patterns may be different in each setting, they can be recognized in any congregation seeking to participate in Gods mission in the world. The congregations studied here are clay jars, but each carries in its respective witness a remarkable treasure that points to Gods power and purposes.
Treasure in Clay Jars
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle.
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent practical missional church resource,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Treasure in Clay Jars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness (Gospel & Our Culture) (Paperback)
This book gives some very good practical insights into the Missional Church movement. The examples come from a variety of churches in a variety of contexts. The principles or practices of missional churches are described and explained in real live church contexts. I'm reading this with my session (leadership board) now. So far folks seem to be tracking pretty well, but still some translation is needed to the lay reader. At least that is true in my situation.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Analysis of missional case studies,
By Darren Cronshaw (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Treasure in Clay Jars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness (Gospel & Our Culture) (Paperback)
Lois Barrett et. al. Treasure in Jay Clars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004)Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Building on Missional Church, this GOCN volume offers case studies of nine diverse missional congregations across North America. It explores their `patterns' of behaviour and practice: 1. Missional vocation and identity 2. Biblical formation and discipleship 3. Taking risks as a noncomforming contrast community 4. Practices that show God's intent for the world - mutual care, reconciliation, accountability and hospitality 5. Worship as public witness - focused on God rather than believers or `seekers' 6. Dependence on the Holy Spirit with corporate prayer 7. Pointing towards the reign of God rather than inherited assumptions 8. Missional authority 9. Embodying the gospel with word and deed. It helpfully tells stories of congregations becoming missional through processes of reinventing, relocating and refocusing, and is spiced throughout with ideas for missional engagement like ministry to commuters and the poor, the use of mission covenant groups, and bible studies in `resisting materialism'. Originally appeared in Darren Cronshaw, `The Emerging Church: Introductory Reading Guide', Zadok Papers, S143 (Summer 2005).
5.0 out of 5 stars
Treasure in Clay Jars,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Treasure in Clay Jars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness (Gospel & Our Culture) (Paperback)
Very good book. It gives many ideas about how a church (and a people) can be Missional. It gives ideas about how to accomplish goals, etc.I think it is a good guide for accomplishing missional goals.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
When the Holy Ghost Full Gospel Baptist Church outgrew its facilities in one neighborhood of Detroit and moved to another, it assumed something not many churches assume. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mission covenant groups, missional authority, missional vocation, becoming missional, missional church, missional practices, missional character, missional faithfulness, missional congregation, missional calling, active helpfulness, missional community, biblical formation, redemptive relationships, intent for the world, public witness, contrast community Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Ghost, Spring Garden, Jesus Christ, Transfiguration Parish, Holy Spirit, Father Bryan, Roman Catholic, Boulder Mennonite Church, New Testament, Boulder Church, North American, The Public Witness of Worship, Eastbrook Church, Charles de Foucauld, Father Karvelis, New Jersey, Pointing Toward the Reign of God, First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, Reformed Church, Rockridge United Methodist Church, Elmbrook Church, Peace Factory, Puerto Rican, Church of the Savior, Word of God New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
When the Holy Ghost Full Gospel Baptist Church outgrew its facilities in one neighborhood of Detroit and moved to another, it assumed something not many churches assume. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mission covenant groups, missional authority, missional vocation, becoming missional, missional church, missional practices, missional character, missional faithfulness, missional congregation, missional calling, active helpfulness, missional community, biblical formation, redemptive relationships, intent for the world, public witness, contrast community Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Ghost, Spring Garden, Jesus Christ, Transfiguration Parish, Holy Spirit, Father Bryan, Roman Catholic, Boulder Mennonite Church, New Testament, Boulder Church, North American, The Public Witness of Worship, Eastbrook Church, Charles de Foucauld, Father Karvelis, New Jersey, Pointing Toward the Reign of God, First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, Reformed Church, Rockridge United Methodist Church, Elmbrook Church, Peace Factory, Puerto Rican, Church of the Savior, Word of God New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 5
books:
2
books
cite this book:
- Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on page 84, page 96, and page 99
- Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America (The Gospel and Our Culture Series) by Daniel L. Guder in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- StormFront: The Good News of God (Gospel and Our Culture) by James V. Brownson in Front Matter
- The Church Between Gospel and Culture (Gospel & Our Culture) by Mr. George R. Hunsberger in Front Matter
- The Continuing Conversion of the Church (Gospel & Our Culture) by Darrell L. Guder in Front Matter
- StormFront: The Good News of God (Gospel and Our Culture) by James V. Brownson in Front Matter
- Memories, Hopes, and Conversations: Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change by Mark Lau Branson in Back Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
