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A carregar... Reclaiming the "L" Word: Renewing the Church from Its Lutheran Corepor Kelly A. Fryer
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Reclaiming the "L" Word is a book about renewing congregations by recognizing and living out the core teachings of the Lutheran faith. In the introduction, the author states: "I hope that people of every denomination will find this book helpful as they wrestle with these important issues within their own traditions. But this little book is primarily written for those who call themselves Lutheran and, specifically, those who are members of ELCA congregations, and it is intended to help us answer central questions: Who are we? What DOES it mean to be a Lutheran today, anyway? And, why does it matter?" Inspirational, engaging, and challenging, this book is a must-read for pastors and congregational leaders! Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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It takes energy and numerous visioning meetings to enable a congregation to define itself. The author’s church came up with the following five guiding principles which she suggests might help other ELCA churches: 1) Jesus is Lord (nobody in the church is Lord or “boss” but Christ); 2) Everyone is Welcome (NOBODY is excluded, and that means NOBODY!); 3) Love Changes People (love draws people to Christ much better than hellfire and brimstone, or meanspiritedness; 4) Everybody Has Something to Offer (a Pastor’s job is not to do it all at church, but to equip the members of the congregation to be ministers – remember the term, “the priesthood of all believers”?), and 5) The World Needs What We Have (churches do not exist for those who are members, they exist for those who have not yet stepped through their doors!).
The author devotes a chapter to each of these guiding principles with relevant vignettes from her personal life, her congregation’s life, Luther’s comments, and quotations by Jesus, Paul and Peter. Each principle is fully explored, then followed by questions for discussion, personal thought, and a prayer.
This is an excellent book for churches that are adrift or stagnating or which has not had a visioning process in the past five years. I recommend this book if our church wants to enter a visioning process. It would be especially helpful for a pastor, council members, and ministry team leaders to read this book to prepare for that process. It will help them begin the process with basic definitions in common, give their visioning process a template, and create a more successful outcome. ( )