LEADER 02479nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910973724503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781481314923 010 $a1481314920 010 $a9781602583900 010 $a1602583900 035 $a(CKB)2550000000064371 035 $a(EBL)1036995 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000539158 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11385669 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539158 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10568902 035 $a(PQKB)10738199 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1036995 035 $a(OCoLC)769189750 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse578 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1036995 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10511523 035 $a(OCoLC)858761892 035 $a(Perlego)1587925 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000064371 100 $a20110201d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMinding the good ground $ea theology for church renewal /$fJason E. Vickers 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWaco, Tex. $cBaylor University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (153 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781602583603 311 08$a1602583609 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe nature of the church -- The mission of the church -- The sacramental life of the church. 330 $aDeclining 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. 606 $aChurch renewal 606 $aChurch 615 0$aChurch renewal. 615 0$aChurch. 676 $a262.001/7 700 $aVickers$b Jason E$01806135 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973724503321 996 $aMinding the good ground$94355132 997 $aUNINA