Reappearing Church : the hope for renewal in the rise of our post-Chirstian culture
What if the rise of secularism is good news for the church? There's no doubt about it: church attendance is on the decline, record numbers of people are claiming a spiritual life with no religious affiliation, and our world is becoming increasingly secularized. But what if all of this was actually good news for the spread of the gospel? Mark Sayers, a pastor in Australia, observes that the rise of post-Christian culture is, indeed, followed by the decline of the church, but then ... and this is the key ... it is followed by the renewal of the church. There is a golden window of opportunity that c
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Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Creating a Renewal Cell; Chapter 1: The Secularist Renewal Myth; Chapter 2: The Renewal Pattern; Chapter 3: Crisis-The Gateway to Renewal; Chapter 4: From Dissatisfaction to Holy Discontent; Chapter 5: Renewal in an Anxious Culture; Chapter 6: Secularism vs. the Presence; Chapter 7: Renewal to the Ends of the Earth; Chapter 8: Why the Church Needs Renewal; Chapter 9: Preparing for Renewal; Chapter 10: From Consuming to Contending; Chapter 11: Repatterning for Renewal; Chapter 12: Remnants-The Cells of Renewal Chapter 13: When Renewal Goes ViralAppendix: Weekly Group Framework-Building a Remnant; Acknowledgments; Notes; More from Mark Sayers