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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Western Christianity's "Corinthian" Future | |
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An Urban Society, with Many Cultures | |
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A Dysfunctional Church, with a Mission | |
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Paul's Prescription for Church Renewal | |
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Lessons from the Snook, Texas, Foxhunting Club | |
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The Great Commission Manual | |
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A Short History of "Apostolic Ministry" | |
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How Church People Misperceive Lost People | |
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Jesus' Ministry with "Impossible" People | |
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Mission of the Apostles to Impossible People and Peoples | |
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The Church's (Reluctant) Mission to Rural Peoples | |
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The Church's (Reluctant) Mission to "Barbarian" Peoples | |
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Three Cases - Two Global, One Local | |
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Apostolic Ministry Through "Cultural Relevance" | |
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The Unconscious Pathology of Old East Side Church | |
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Six Indicators That Old East Side Is in "Deep Weeds" | |
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Old East Side's Losing Game Plan | |
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Recovering a More "Apostolic Way" of "Doing Church" | |
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Insights for an "Indigenous Strategy" | |
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Culture Communicates | |
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Form and Meaning | |
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The Periodic Loss and Recovery of Indigenous Christianity | |
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Top Ten Insights Supporting Culturally Relevant Christianity | |
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FECs (Frequently Expressed Challenges) | |
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Apostolic Ministry Through an Empowered Laity | |
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The Early Christian Lay Movement | |
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The Priesthood of All Priests | |
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The "Celtic" Exception | |
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The Priesthood of All Believers - Proposed | |
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Richard Baxter As Newton and Darwin for Traditional Protestants | |
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The Priesthood of All Believers - Implemented! | |
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The Emerging Revolution in Lay Ministries | |
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On Either Side of the Mainline (Old line, Sideline) Denominations | |
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The Indispensable Role of Small Groups | |
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Recovery Ministries As a Prototype for Outreach Ministries | |
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Addiction, As (Mis)understood, in Historical Perspective | |
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The Multiple (Known) Causes of Addiction | |
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Addiction and Recovery in Informed Perspective | |
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The Story, the Steps, and the Serenity Prayer | |
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Addiction and Recovery in Theological Perspective | |
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Opportunities in Recovery Ministries | |
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The "Underground Awakening" | |
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First Baptist Church, Leesburg, As a Church for Everyone | |
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To "All the People We Can Find That No Other Church Seems to Want" | |
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The "Roesel Revolution" | |
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"Proactive Outreach" Begins, and Then Multiplies | |
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"Ministry Village" | |
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Insights from the Women's Care Center | |
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First Baptist Church's Emerging Future | |
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"Positioning" First Baptist Church, Leesburg, Within an Apostolic Perspective | |
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Critique for an Even Greater Mission | |
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Witness Through Ministry, Hospitality, and Conversation | |
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The First Disciples of Jesus (John 1:35-42) | |
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The "Chain" of Experiences, and the Sources of the "Links" | |
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Jesus and the Woman of Samaria (John 4) | |
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Five Questions for a Congregation Considering Radical Outreach | |
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Five Approaches to Reaching People Like the Samaritan Woman | |
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Communicating in Many Ways, Especially Through Conversation | |
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Postscript: Old East Side's Enormous Challenge: The "Cultural Enclave" | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |