The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church
- ISBN-10
- 1118173589
- ISBN-13
- 9781118173589
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-06
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Alan Hirsch, Tim Catchim
Description
A new brand of apostolic ministry for today's world The Permanent Revolution is a work of theologicalre-imagination and re-construction that draws from biblicalstudies, theology, organizational theory, leadership studies, andkey social sciences. The book elaborates on the apostolic rolerooted in the five-fold ministry from Ephesians 4 (apostles,prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teacher), and itssignificance for the missional movement. It explores how theapostolic ministry facilitates ongoing renewal in the life of thechurch and focuses on leadership in relation to missionalinnovation and entrepreneurship.The authors examine the nature oforganization as reframed through the lens of apostolicministry. Shows how to view the world through a biblical perspective andcontinue the "permanent revolution" that Jesus started Outlines the essential characteristics of apostolic movementand how to restructure the church and ministry to be moreconsistent with them Alan Hirsch is a leading voice in the missional movement of theChristian West This groundbreaking book integrates theology, sociology, andleadership to further define the apostolic movement.
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- 2012-02-28
- 368 pages
- Paperback
- Jossey-Bass
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