02400nam 2200577Ia 450 991045741320332120200520144314.01-4813-1492-01-60258-390-0(CKB)2550000000064371(EBL)1036995(SSID)ssj0000539158(PQKBManifestationID)11385669(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539158(PQKBWorkID)10568902(PQKB)10738199(MiAaPQ)EBC1036995(OCoLC)769189750(MdBmJHUP)muse578(Au-PeEL)EBL1036995(CaPaEBR)ebr10511523(OCoLC)858761892(EXLCZ)99255000000006437120110201d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMinding the good ground[electronic resource] a theology for church renewal /Jason E. VickersWaco, Tex. Baylor University Pressc20111 online resource (153 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60258-360-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.The nature of the church -- The mission of the church -- The sacramental life of the church.Declining memberships. Pastoral scandals. A fear of secularism and the New Atheism. Christians are worried about the church's future. Despite such despair, Jason Vickers believes the church also sits upon the cusp of renewal. Some emerging voices promise to lead the church out of decay but focus only upon its structure, while others encourage the Spirit's work to the exclusion of all else. Minding the Good Ground organizes the multitude of voices and proposes a new way forward-rooting these renewal movements in a robust historical theology. Moving beyond quick-fix solutions, this new theological vision grounds renewal in the good and life-giving work of the Holy Spirit.Church renewalChurchElectronic books.Church renewal.Church.262.001/7Vickers Jason E860865MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457413203321Minding the good ground2149382UNINA