The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community

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John Wiley & Sons, Nov 3, 2008 - Religion - 224 pages
Written for those who are trying to nurture authentic faith communities and for those who have struggled to retain their faith, The Tangible Kingdom offers theological answers and real-life stories that demonstrate how the best ancient church practices can re-emerge in today's culture, through any church of any size. In this remarkable book, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay "two missional leaders and church planters" outline an innovative model for creating thriving grass-roots faith communities.
 

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Contents

Fiona
1
Elvis Has Left the Building
9
Tremors
15
UHaul
23
Moving Violations
29
Posture
37
The 1700Year Wedgie
49
Paradigm
59
Listening
131
Living Among
135
Loving Without Strings
141
Inviting In
147
Togetherness
157
Oneness
163
Otherness
171
A Day in the Life
177

Jipped
83
Another Angle
93
Lift Up the Hood
101
Tip It Over
107
The Hello Experiment
123
Leaving
127
Notes
181
The Authors
185
Church Resource Ministries
189
Index
191
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About the author (2008)

HUGH HALTER is a specialist with Church Resource Ministries and the national director of Missio, a global network of missional leaders and church planters. He is also lead architect of Adullam, a congregational network of incarnational communities in Denver, Colorado (www.adullamdenver.com).

MATT SMAY co-directs both Missio and Adullam and specializes in helping existing congregations move toward mission. Halter and Smay direct the MCAP “missional church apprenticeship practicum,” an international training network for incarnational church planters, pastors, and emerging leaders (www.missio.us).

ABOUT LEADERSHIP NETWORK – The mission of Leadership Network identifies and connects innovative church leaders, providing them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community
Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
AuthorsHugh Halter, Matt Smay
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2008
ISBN047043533X, 9780470435335
Length224 pages
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Religion / Christian Education / Adult
Religion / Christian Education / General
Religion / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources
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