03768cam a2200505 a 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.0121015s2013    cau      b    001 0 eng    a  2012042023  aGBB2C25802bnb7 a0162253072Uk  a9781118203262q(cloth)  a1118203267q(cloth)  z9781118228357 (ebk)  z9781118240731 (ebk)  z9781118265451 (ebk)1 aAU@b0000504231251 aUKMGBb016225307  a(OCoLC)824670647z(OCoLC)857364005  aDLCbengcDLCdOCLCOdYDXCPdIDIdBWXdCDXdOCLCFdOCLCQdLNTdOCLCQdNZABTdMOEdOCLCQdUKMGBdOCLCO  apcc00aBV601.8bF5500a262.001/72231 aFitch, David E.,d1956-eauthor.9384110aProdigal Christianity :bten signposts into the missional frontier /cDavid Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw.  a1st ed.  aSan Francisco :bJossey-Bass,c�2013.  axxviii, 190 pages ;c24 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aThe Jossey-Bass leadership network series  a"A leadership network publication."  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-182) and index.0 aIntroduction: Following Jesus into the far country, the winter of our discontent -- Post-Christendom : Into the far country: the journey into post-Christendom -- Missio dei : With the prodigal God: the journey into God's mission -- Incarnation : On the ground: the journey into everyday life -- Witness : In the world: the journey into the world -- Scripture : Living our story: journeying by the book that is more than a book -- Gospel : Making all things right: the journey into redemption -- Church : In kingdom communities: the journey as the body of Christ into the world -- Prodigal relationships : With our brokenness: the journey toward sexual redemption -- Prodigal justice : Among our neighborhoods: the journey toward local justice -- Prodigal openness : For the good news: the journey into diverse worlds -- Epilogue: The prodigal returns.  aProdigal Christianity offers a down-to-earth, accessible, and yet provocative understanding of God's mission of redemption in the world, and how followers of Christ can participate in this work. It speaks into the discontent of all those who have exhausted conservative, liberal, and even emergent ways of being Christian and are looking for a new way forward. It offers building blocks for missional theology and practice that moves Christians into a gospel-centered way of life for our culture and our times. Offers a compelling and creative vision for North American Christians. Puts forth a theology and ten critical signposts that must be observed to follow a missional way of life: post-Christendom, missio Dei, incarnation, witness, scripture, gospel, church, sexuality, justice, pluralism. Asks questions and points to issues that trouble many leaders in the post-modern, post-denominational, post-Christendom church. This book can fill the gap for the average Christian left discontented with the current options "after evangelicalism." 0aMission of the church.93843 7aMission of the church.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01023714938431 aHolsclaw, Geoff,eauthor.9384508iOnline version:aFitch, David E., 1956-tProdigal Christianity.b1st ed.dSan Francisco : Jossey-Bass, �2013z9781118228357w(DLC)  2013002365 0aJossey-Bass leadership network series.93847  2lcccBK  hNO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 68 OTHER HOLDINGS  c40641d40641