Mission-Shaped Parish: Traditional Church in a Changing World

by PaulBayes (Author), TimSledge (Author), JohnHolbrook (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $25.92

  This is a practical how-to guide introducing new, mission-shaped practices in a traditional parish setting. This book looks at the church's bread-and-butter activities -- worship, pastoral contacts, civic and public responsibilities, faith formation, administration and leadership -- and creatively points out how to reframe them with a focus on God's mission.

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  What do the bread-and-butter things that churches regularly do look like through the lens of the values of Mission-shaped Church ? This accessible book takes a fresh look at a typical parish church's worship, pastoral contacts, civic and public responsibilities, its faith nurturing opportunities, administration and government, and creatively points to how all of this can be seen from the point of view of God's mission.

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $30.80

  The world has changed, but will the church keep up? This seminal report from the Church of England evaluates the changing religious landscape and introduces exciting new forms of church that speak directly to their diverse mission contexts. The Archbishop of Canterbury's Council on Mission and Public Affairs collaborated to research and produce the Mission-Shaped Church report in 2004, and Seabury Books is the new North American publisher.