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Divergent Church: The Bright Promise of Alternative Faith Communities Paperback – October 17, 2017

by Tim Shapiro (Author), Kara Faris (Author)

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New faith communities are appearing across the U.S.. Many of them
bear little resemblance—on the surface—to ‘church’ in its conventional
form. But when we look a little deeper we see striking continuity with
the most deeply rooted practices of the Christian faith in community.

What are those practices? What do these unconventional, alternative
faith communities look like? How are they, perhaps, indicators of a
hopeful new future for the church? And what can we learn from them?

Authors Kara Brinkerhoff and Tim Shapiro spent more than a year
researching and exploring these questions, closely examining the life of
a dozen alternative faith communities across the country. They include
new monastic communities, food-oriented communities, affinity group
communities, house churches, hybrid churches and others. They are
creative, ingenious, innovative, clever, dynamic and transformative. But
they represent human expressions of activities that have always been
part of human religious congregations: hospitality, learning,
storytelling, care, leadership, worship and honoring place.

This fascinating book goes beyond simply analyzing current trends. It
reveals how innovative Christians are engaging in time-honored
practices, creating new types of communities, which will shape the
church to come. Further, it shows us how we too might innovate while
holding true to the essential practices of our gathered faith. This is
an instructive picture of Christian community, past, present and future.

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Innovative Christians - engaging in time-honored practices - are creating new types of communities.

About the Author

Kara Faris is the resource grants director at the Center for Congregations, as well as a resource consultant to congregations. She previously served for eight years as the Center's education director.
Before working at the Center, Kara served First Friends Meeting of Indianapolis as associate pastor. With a degree in marketing from Butler University's College of Business Administration and a master of divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary, Kara brings a blend of pragmatism, intuition and passion for lifelong learning to the Center.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abingdon Press (October 17, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1501842595
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1501842597
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.36 x 9 inches

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