{"product_id":"five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations-revised-and-updated-9781501858871","title":"Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations: Revised and Updated","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past ten years, thousands of church leaders have successfully transformed congregations with the principles from the original\u003cem\u003e Five Practices\u003c\/em\u003e Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service, and Extravagant Generosity. However, much has changed in the world and the Church. Leaders have discovered new ways to implement the \u003cem\u003eFive Practices \u003c\/em\u003ein settings that were not imagined when the original book was released. This revised and updated edition of the ministry leadership classic includes a significant amount of new material. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How are the Practices being used now, in new types of congregations? How has each Practice changed in the last decade? What new issues or concerns do leaders need to consider in relation to each Practice?  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis revision provides leaders with a 'next step' look at the original practices. Schnase gathered ideas and other content from ministry leaders who have been using the Five Practices, and explains how those ideas work, how leaders adapted the principles to their own settings, and how they expanded them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new preface redefines 'Congregations' given their evolving nature. When the original book was written, the new forms of Christian community either did not exist or were barely known. The Five Practices are, however, just as essential to the new types of congregations as they were to the traditional church.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSince the original book, there is more variety, diversity, and experimentation in worship. The revised Five Practices includes material based on these new forms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSmall group study has always been important for intentional faith development. But since the original book, the nature of those groups has transformed to include secular settings and a wide variety of affinities profoundly affecting how faith leaders approach issues of faith development, and in many cases radically changes what they offer in their communities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImagine the topic of Risk-Taking Mission and Service before Black Lives Matter, the Syrian refugee crisis, and the Trump administration. This new version gives instruction and specific ideas for how we might best serve today's world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abingdon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501858871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Robert Schnase","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654945501340,"sku":"9781501858871","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c22a3cb0-1555-44c3-b428-9c9b53776c4c.jpg?v=1603884443","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations-revised-and-updated-9781501858871","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}