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Minding the Good Ground

A Theology for Church Renewal
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Declining memberships. Pastoral scandals. A fear of secularism and the New Atheism. Christians are worried about the church's future. Despite such despair, Jason Vickers believes the church also sits upon the cusp of renewal. Some emerging voices promise to lead the church out of decay but focus only upon its structure, while others encourage the Spirit's work to the exclusion of all else. Minding the Good Ground organizes the multitude of voices and proposes a new way forward-rooting these renewal movements in a robust historical theology. Moving beyond quick-fix solutions, this new theological vision grounds renewal in the good and life-giving work of the Holy Spirit.
Jason E. Vickers is Associate Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including most recently The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley, Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed, and Invocation and Assent: The Making and Remaking of Trinitarian Theology.
Introduction 1 The Nature of the Church 2 The Mission of the Church 3 The Sacramental Life of the Church Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
...[Vickers] provides a substantial theological interpretation of church renewal that needs to be read and pondered by all concerned for the renewal of the church. --David N. Field, Methodist e-Academy "Wesley and Methodist Studies" Vickers' theology of church renewal will no doubt prove inspiring and invigorating for church leaders and seminarians of many different traditions. --Taylor Worley, Union University "Theological Book Review"
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