What did Jesus intend church to be? Whether you are a seasoned veteran of doing church or a postmodern seeker of spirituality, In Search of the Church will inspire you to settle for thing less than an authentic experience of church the way Jesus intended it to be. Filled with humorous and sometimes heart-rending stories that will help you rethink the meaning of church. Asks foundational questions about how we have historically done church to cause you to refocus on answering the why question. Offers specific ideals of what church could be, to exhort you to reconsider how you might reform church in the future. Presents an honest examination of the affects of church on the author's journey, to encourage you to re-examine your own pilgrimage into the church. In Search of the Church will revive your hope for the church Jesus intended. Douglas A. Hagey studied at Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Peterborough, Ontario; Central Bible College, Springfield, Missouri; and Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. For forty years he has sought practical answers to the question, What is the church? He planted his first church in Haver, Ontario in 1968, developed a youth ministry in Fres, California during the Jesus People Revolution, and started Wellspring Christian Center in Dinuba, California in 1980. He participated in missions with YWAM in Europe, directed practical projects in Mexico, taught pastors' conferences in India and helped establish YWAM's Gleanings For The Hungry in California. For seven years he has taught the ecclesiology course, Concepts of the Church, at Pacific Life Bible College in Surrey, British Columbia. Doug and his wife, Ellie, have been involved in the Emergent Church movement with a house/cafe church in Canada. They are currently participating in an incarnational-missional faith community in Shoreline, Washington.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Xulon Press
ISBN-10
1604771445
ISBN-13
9781604771442
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94471195
Product Key Features
Author
Douglas a Hagey
Format
Sewn,Cloth over Boards, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Christian Theology
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Date of Publication
18/09/2007
Country of Publication
United States
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