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

Christian Books & Bibles

SNYDER, Howard A.

Theology

Zondervan

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

Religion & Spirituality

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

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

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)

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

Fifty-two readings on living in intentional Christian community to spark group discussion. Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Illumination Book Awards, Christian Living Silver Medal Winner, 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in Religion, Independent Book Publishers Association Why, in an age of connectivity, are our lives more isolated and fragmented than ever? And what can be done about it? The answer lies in the hands of God’s people. Increasingly, today’s Christians want to be the church, to follow Christ together in daily life. From every corner of society, they are daring to step away from the status quo and respond to Christ’s call to share their lives more fully with one another and with others. As they take the plunge, they are discovering the rich, meaningful life that Jesus has in mind for all people, and pointing the church back to its original calling: to be a gathered, united community that demonstrates the transforming love of God. Of course, such a life together with others isn’t easy. The selections in this volume are, by and large, written by practitioners―people who have pioneered life in intentional community and have discovered in the nitty-gritty of daily life what it takes to establish, nurture, and sustain a Christian community over the long haul. Whether you have just begun thinking about communal living, are already embarking on sharing life with others, or have been part of a community for many years, the pieces in this collection will encourage, challenge, and strengthen you. The book’s fifty-two chapters can be read one a week to ignite meaningful group discussion. Contributors include from John F. Alexander, Eberhard Arnold, J. Heinrich Arnold, Johann Christoph Arnold, Alden Bass, Benedict of Nursia, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Leonardo Boff, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Joan Chittister, Stephen B. Clark, Andy Crouch, Dorothy Day, Anthony de Mello, Elizabeth Dede, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Jenny Duckworth, Friedrich Foerster, Richard J. Foster, Jodi Garbison, Arthur G. Gish, Helmut Gollwitzer, Adele J Gonzalez, Stanley Hauerwas, Joseph H. Hellerman, Roy Hession, David Janzen, Rufus Jones, Emmanuel Katongole, Arthur Katz, Søren Kierkegaard, C. Norman Kraus, C.S. Lewis, Gerhard Lohfink, Ed Loring, Chiara Lubich, George MacDonald, Thomas Merton, Hal Miller, José P. Miranda, Jürgen Moltmann, Charles E. Moore, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Elizabeth O’Connor, John M. Perkins, Eugene H.Peterson, Christine D. Pohl, Chris Rice, Basilea Schlink, Howard A. Snyder, Mother Teresa, Thomas à Kempis, Elton Trueblood, and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.

Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People

MERTON, THOMAS

Peterson, Eugene H.

Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan

Pohl, Christine D.

Day, Dorothy

Kierkegaard, Søren

FOSTER, Richard J.

DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR

Teresa, Mother

Vanier, Jean

Chittister, Joan

Perkins, John M.

BONHOEFFER, DIETRICH

Arnold, Eberhard

Benedict, Saint

Janzen, David

Lubich, Chiara

Nouwen, Henri J.M.

Lewis. C.S.

Plough Publishing House

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