Center Church Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

Name: Center Church Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City
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ISBN: 9780310494188

ISBN-10: 0310494184

ISBN-13: 9780310494188

Edition: 2012

Authors: Timothy Keller

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Many pastors struggle to translate their theological beliefs into fruitful ministry in the places they are called to reach. It's not enough to simply know what to believe (theology) or, on the other hand, how to do ministry (methodology)---they need something in between. They need help thinking about ministry in a culture that no longer believes Christianity is a force for good, let alone the source of ultimate revealed truth in the person of Christ.Center Church, a collection of twelve essays by Timothy Keller, outlines a theological vision for ministry that is organized around three core commitments:* Gospel-centered: The gospel of grace in Jesus Christ changes everything, from our hearts…

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List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 9/8/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 7.60" wide x 9.40" long x 1.15" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Timothy J. Keller was born in 1950. He received a B.A. from Bucknell University in 1972, a M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1975, and a D.Min. from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1981. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America and served as a pastor in Virginia for nine years. He is founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, New York. He has written several books including Grace Changes Everything, Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just, and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, which won awards from World Magazine and Christianity Today.



Abbreviations


Introduction: Center Church Theological Vision


Gospel



Gospel Theology



The Gospel Is Not Everything



The Gospel Is Not a Simple Thing



The Gospel Affects Everything



Gospel Renewal



The Need for Gospel Renewal



The Essence of Gospel Renewal



The Work of Gospel Renewal


City



Gospel Contextualization



Intentional Contextualization



Balanced Contextualization



Biblical Contextualization



Active Contextualization



City Vision



The Tension of the City



Redemption and the City



The Call to the City



The Gospel for the City



Cultural Engagement



The Cultural Crisis of the Church



The Cultural Responses of the Church



Why All the Models Are Right… and Wrong



Cultural Engagement through Blended Insights


Movement



Missional Community



The Search for the Missional Church



Centering the Missional Church



Equipping People for Missional Living



Integrative Ministry



The Balance of Ministry Fronts



Connecting People to God



Connecting People to One Another



Connecting People to the City



Connecting People to the Culture



Movement Dynamics



Movements and Institutions



The Church as an Organized Organism



Church Planting as a Movement Dynamic



The City and the Gospel Ecosystem


Epilogue: Late Modernity and the Center Church


Acknowledgments


Subject Index