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Being Church in a Liminal Time - by Jeffrey D Jones & David Fredrickson (Paperback)

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  • In a time when the old answers about being church no longer work and new answers are not yet clear, this book offers a way forward to help congregations live more faithfully.
  • About the Author: Jeffrey D. Jones is the author of a number of books on congregational life and leadership, including: Traveling Together: A Guide for Disciple-Forming Congregations (Alban) and Facing Decline, Finding Hope (Rowman and Littlefield).
  • 120 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Christian Church

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About the Book



In a time when the old answers about being church no longer work and new answers are not yet clear, this book offers a way forward to help congregations live more faithfully. It suggests three guiding images that help congregations both understand their current reality and dee...



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In a time when the old answers about being church no longer work and new answers are not yet clear, this book offers a way forward to help congregations live more faithfully. It suggests three guiding images that help congregations both understand their current reality and deepen their engagement in the ministry to which God has called them.



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Dave Fredrickson and Jeff Jones have written an insightful book about the church in America today. This is a backdrop for my story and that of many others I meet. I left a church that had nurtured me and prepared me to walk out the door, a church where I had served as a Sunday school teacher, youth group leader, and lay leader. I crossed the road, not far, but a world away from my small suburban church, a church more "Remembering" what had once been. I went to the inner city and became part of an Urban Youth Ministry in one of the poorest and most violent cities in America. I call it my church today, twenty years later, no longer angry at the Church, I now meet the most amazing people who serve alongside me and most all come from the Church "Resurrecting."



Deeply rooted in biblical references, this new book for religious leaders in this post-modern world could serve as a catalyst in a church to face a new future. One strong feature is inviting the reader to reflect on one's own blind spots and biases that contribute to the resistance for change. Besides bravely acknowledging today's challenges, Jones and Fredrickson in the end offer ways to become more aware of reality such as the Examen Prayer, spiritual direction and the Quaker clearness. For the Christian faith to continue, trusting in God's plan along with a new model of leaders who are "inwardly directed and outwardly focused" may give us hope.



I'm deeply grateful for the deep and balanced wisdom Jeffrey Jones brings to all his work in helping church leaders navigate in challenging times. If you're an ordained or lay Christian leader, you can count on Jeff and Dave's guidance to be both practically relevant and spiritually rich.



In and through this book Jeffrey Jones and David Fredrickson offer the Christian churches a bountiful gift. Certainly, it is my hope that it will be seen and received in this way for what they put forward here is nothing less than a careful and honest assessment of the current Church landscape and the presentation of three guiding images and a new model of leadership that could redirect congregational life in bold new ways in this seemingly liminal time. I highly recommend this book to all who still care about the present state and potential future of the Christian churches.



Reading motivational books can make a huge difference in how one sees him or herself and the world around them. I was struck by the personal inner focus on the three images of remembering, letting go, and resurrecting. The imagery of a loved one journeying through hospice care and the church's strategic planning response through its membership decline stage helped me to appreciate the relevancy of this book. It draws you toward proactive assimilation and forces the reader to examine how to do Christ's commission inwardly and outwardly, with precision, at the same time. I strongly encourage this book for ecumenical and Christian small group discussion.



Remarkable!! Jones and Fredrickson have fashioned a work that profoundly declares positive alternatives to the continued decline of the church in this liminal time. It brilliantly holds discordance within the faithfulness of God, reminding us that God is still alive, moving among the people and communities, offering resources and horizons sufficient for our needs. The book is off the charts.



The Church's need to embrace brave change is clear - but how? Technical changes called forth by the pandemic have not addressed the deeper transformation required. The authors do not offer us a book full of strategies; rather, as in the parables of Jesus, we are presented with stories and fundamental images, deep reflection upon which can offer us a path forward towards the resurrection which is our hope.



To lead a faith community through uncertainty, especially in settings unready to accept that something is dying, requires updated skills and knowledge. Jones and Fredrickson provide guidance through both instruction and modeling. They look that which is over straight in the face and address what some find too scary to imagine. They do so while never losing hope that, through God's resurrecting love, something new is seeking to be born.



Where is the primary focus of your congregation? Is it in the past, present, or future? Being Church in Liminal Time guides congregations through a discernment process, providing provocative questions to assess their capacity for, "Remembering, Letting Go, and Resurrecting." This is a question that every congregation in the U.S. should be asking themselves.




About the Author



Jeffrey D. Jones is the author of a number of books on congregational life and leadership, including: Traveling Together: A Guide for Disciple-Forming Congregations (Alban) and Facing Decline, Finding Hope (Rowman and Littlefield). He has served as the pastor of three churches, the interim pastor of two churches, and twice as a national staff person for the American Baptist Board of Educational Ministries. He retired as the Director of Ministerial Studies and Associate Professor of Ministerial Leadership from Andover Newton in 2015.
David Fredrickson is a native Coloradan. He has served as the Assistant Rector to Trinity Church in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, Rector to the Church of the Good Shepherd in Wareham, Massachusetts, Rector to Christ Church Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and is currently the Priest-in-Charge to Zion Episcopal Church in Manchester Center, Vermont.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .34 Inches (D)
Weight: .49 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 120
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Christian Church
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Theme: Administration
Format: Paperback
Author: Jeffrey D Jones & David Fredrickson
Language: English
Street Date: August 6, 2023
TCIN: 1004136487
UPC: 9781538174500
Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-2559
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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