LEADER 02293nam 2200481 450 001 9910148730903321 005 20230808200227.0 010 $a1-4982-3957-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000922232 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4789651 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000922232 100 $a20170126h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe church has left the building $efaith, parish, and ministry in the twenty-first century /$feditors, Michael Plekon, Maria Gwyn McDowell, Elizabeth Schroeder ; foreword by John McGuckin 210 1$aEugene, Oregon :$cCascade Books,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (162 pages) 311 $a1-4982-3956-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aThe origin of the phrase "the church has left the building" lies with Elvis. In order to clear halls of his riotous fans after concerts, it was announced that "Elvis has left the building" Here, the expression highlights intense change within the church. Not only does the church change for its own existence, it also does so for the life of the world. The church cannot avoid the many past and future changes of our constantly transforming society, demographic changes long in process. What you have before you is a gathering of first-hand reflections--stories really--from a diverse group of Christians, lay as well as ordained. While each has a distinctive experience of the church in our time, all of them have something to say about the many changes in our society and how these are affecting our faith, the parish, and pastoral work. -- back cover. 606 $aChurch 606 $aChurch work 606 $aChristianity$y21st century 606 $aChurch renewal 615 0$aChurch. 615 0$aChurch work. 615 0$aChristianity 615 0$aChurch renewal. 702 $aPlekon$b Michael$f1948- 702 $aMcGuckin$b John Anthony 702 $aMcDowell$b Maria Gwyn 702 $aSchroeder$b Elizabeth 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910148730903321 996 $aThe church has left the building$92895003 997 $aUNINA