In "Signs of the Spirit" the author analyzes church renewal from a historical perspective, focusing especially on the Montanist, Pietist, Methodist, and Moravian movements. Professor Snyder then synthesizes the lessons of church renewal in history and applies them in such a way that inspires a renewal strategy for the local church today.

Signs of the Spirit: How God Reshapes the Church

Religion & Spirituality

SNYDER, Howard A.

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan

THE DIVIDED FLAMEWesleyan churches, Pentecostal churches, and the modern charismatic movement trace their theological roots to John Wesley. Yet these groups have gone separate ways in interpreting the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church, often regarding one another with suspicion or distrust.In The Divided Flame Dr. Howard Snyder, a Wesleyan minister, calls Wesleyans and charismatics to reexamine how they parted ways. He finds that they still have a great deal in common theologically; and he proposes that this common ground should serve as a basis for dialogue."How does a Wesleyan dialogue with Charismatic Christianity?" Snyder asks. "Rather than comparing our theology or practice point by point, we have chosen to address the central question that Charismatic Christianity raises for us: In what sense is Christian experience, and the church, charismatic? If the Charismatic Movement raises valid biblical questions for us-and it does-then it is more important to deal with those questions than merely to catalog the pluses or minuses of the movement."This book reviews the history of Wesleyan and charismatic thought, evaluating them in light of Scripture's norms for church life. A provocative study, The Divided Flame should bring a fresh perspective to the controversy surrounding modern charismatic theology.HOWARD A. SNYDER pastors the Irving Park Free Methodist Church of Chicago and teaches theology at Garrett-Evangelical Divinity School. His previous books include The Radical Wesley, The Problem of Wineskins, and A Kingdom Manifesto.DANIEL V. RUNYON is an editor and writer in Spring Arbor, Michigan.

The Divided Flame: Wesleyans & the Charismatic Renewal

The authors of this volume recognize the legitimate critique that postmodernism brings to the discussion of global missions. They know that Christians have too often undermined the universality of the gospel by grounding it in modern understanding of self-evident, universal truths of reason. As modernity's house of cards has fallen, therefore, the uniqueness and global relevance of Christ unfortunately have at times appeared to be merely two more discredited Western concepts. The early preaching of the gospel both employed and transformed premodern ways of thinking; it can likewise be both comfortable with, yet challenging to, postmodernism. One prominent example is religious pluralism and global mission. A postmodern perspective insists that all religious perspectives are true, except those that lay claim to ultimate truth. Contributors to this volume are a "who's who" in Protestant missiology today. Their work is timely in its attention to questions of modernism and postmodernism, providing a new context in which to understand global missions today. Readers are offered an honest assessment of Christian mission in the past and the present. This book will helps readers understand how the mission to take the message of Jesus Christ to the whole world can be meaningful. It will assist pastors and church bodies in planning for the ongoing proclamation of the gospel.

Global Good News : Mission in a New Context

ABINGDON PRESS *

The future will bring amazing shifts in global culture, ecological science, world economics, on-line technology, and philosophy. What views will emerge or fail on a globe where the next generation is experimenting with virtual reality and gene splicing? Snyder evaluates such change in terms of shifting philosophical and religious beliefs. Key Features: * Written by a best-selling author with a high degree of recognition in the CBA and ABA markets. * Focuses on global trends rather than N. American culture. * Taps into growing interest in global issues--economy, ecology, politics. Key Benefits: * Takes seriously the emerging reality that we live in a global (not national) society. * Forecasts some of the impact globalization will have on our lives in the coming decades. * Heightens awareness of shifting worldviews, and how these paradigmatic shifts in self-understanding may alter the shape of our families and other social institutions ( including our churches.)

EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World's Soul

History

World

Models Of The Kingdom

Small Voice, Big City sets urban mission, the mission of Jesus, in a broad context: people, land, and the kingdom of God. This book focuses on the power of the gospel -- often outwardly weak, small, foolish -- to heal the nations and redeem earth's cities. The gospel proved powerful in the first-century world, when the church was born; it still is today.

Small Voice, Big City: The Challenge of Urban Mission (Urban Ministry in the 21st Century)

Urban Loft Publishers

Jesus and Pocahontas: Gospel, Mission, and National Myth

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Lutterworth Press

While many models have been proposed for understanding the nature of the church, the primary biblical image is that of the body of Christ. Decoding the Church takes this organic metaphor and examines its DNA to find the key to church structure and mission. The authors suggest that the classical understanding of the church as defined by the Nicene Creed-one, holy, catholic, apostolic church-comprises only one strand of the church's DNA. They propose a more complex, living model for structuring the church and understanding its mission, and then explore how a biblically structured church can transform the world. Decoding the Church evaluates models based in hierarchy, psychology, and ecology, and stresses the biblical and contemporary reality of globalization. Includes discussion questions.

Decoding the Church: Mapping the DNA of Christ's Body

Runyon, Daniel V.

Religious Studies

Baker Pub Group

John Wesley Redfield (1810-1863), controversial 'lay' evangelist in the Methodist Episcopal and later Free Methodist churches, was the cofounder of the Free Methodist Church and in the 1840s and 50s had a broad ministry in the M.E. Church and beyond. An outspoken abolitionist, Redfield was controversial among Methodist leaders and in the M.E. press as his revivals typically were marked by dramatic emotional manifestations, including people being slain in the Spirit and dramatic conversions.

'Live While You Preach': The Autobiography of Methodist Revivalist and Abolitionist John Wesley Redfield (1810-1863) (Volume 17) (Pietist and Wesleyan Studies, 17)

Leaders & Notable People

Scarecrow Press

A classic revisited--revised and expanded. For over twenty-five years, Howard Snyder's Community of the King has set the standard for a penetrating look at the relationship between the kingdom of God and the earthly church. Biblically and practically Snyder helps us think through such crucial questions as 
<ul>
<li>What is the kingdom of God?</li>
<li>What role does it play in history?</li>
<li>What does it mean for the church to be an agent of the kingdom?</li>
</ul> Once we grasp the nature of the kingdom, Snyder helps us explore its implications for the church as we experience it in daily life. The church, he argues, is part of God's dramatic plan to reconcile all things to himself. The church that is true to its calling will emphasize the God-given gifts of all its members and develop structures and strategies that reflect God's reign in the world. In addition to a completely new chapter on developments in Christian thinking on the church since its first publication, this new edition of Community of the King contains a fully updated bibliography and is revised throughout. Here is a classic book for all concerned with church life and growth.

The Community of the King

IVP Academic

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