God's country : faith, hope, and the future of the Rural Church / Brad Roth ; foreword by Leonard Sweet.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Harrisonburg, Virginia : Herald Press, 2017Description: 223 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781513801612
  • 1513801619
  • 9781513802398
  • 1513802399
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV 638 .R67 2017
Contents:
Gather up the fagements: reclaiming a kingdom vision for trhe rural church -- Praise in place: God is somewher -- Abide: becoming the dust of the eart -- Watch: Vida painted on an adobe wall -- Pray: learning to pray with chickens -- Grow: wierding the axes -- Work the edges: stepping across the barbed wire -- Learn to die: congregational ars moriendi -- Befriend: on not being useful -- Dream: Zion on the migrash.
Summary: With the poetic force of Kathleen Norris and the pastoral warmth of Eugene Peterson, Kansas pastor Roth sets forth a vision for vibrant rural churches. Rediscover the stunning abundance of God's presence in rural communities.--Back cover.
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With the poetic force of Kathleen Norris and the pastoral warmth of Eugene Peterson, Kansas pastor Roth sets forth a vision for vibrant rural churches. Rediscover the stunning abundance of God's presence in rural communities.--Back cover.

Gather up the fagements: reclaiming a kingdom vision for trhe rural church -- Praise in place: God is somewher -- Abide: becoming the dust of the eart -- Watch: Vida painted on an adobe wall -- Pray: learning to pray with chickens -- Grow: wierding the axes -- Work the edges: stepping across the barbed wire -- Learn to die: congregational ars moriendi -- Befriend: on not being useful -- Dream: Zion on the migrash.

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