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001			ocn859881710
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093326.0
008			140401s2014 ilu b 000 0 eng
010			_a 2014008172
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780830841158
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dYDXCP _dBTCTA _dXBE _dWIO _dOCLCF _dVF$
020			_a9780830841158 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0830841156 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)859881710
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBV 600.3 _b.S685 2014
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aSparks, Paul, _d1969-
245	1	4	_aThe new parish : _bhow neighborhood churches are transforming mission, discipleship and community / _cPaul Sparks, Dwight J. Friesen, and Tim Soerens.
264		1	_aDowners Grove, Illinois : _bInterVarsity Press, _c[2014]
300			_a206 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"When . . . faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. . . . The gospel becomes so much more tangible and compelling when the local church is actually a part of the community, connected to the struggles of the people, and even the land itself." Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen have seen -- in cities, suburbs and small towns all over North America -- how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy and culture. This is not a new idea -- the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life.
650		0	_aChurch.
650		0	_aParishes.
650		0	_aCommunities _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aFellowship _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
994			_aC0 _bVF$
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