Faithful Presence, David E. Fitch
Faithful Presence, David E. Fitch
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Faithful Presence
Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission

Author: David E. Fitch

Narrator: David E. Fitch

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2017

Synopsis

In our quest to renew the church, Christians have walked through seeker-friendly, emergent, missional, and other movements to develop new expressions of the body of Christ. Now in the post-Christian world in North America we're asking the question again: Is there a way to be the church that engages the world, not by judgment nor accommodation but by becoming the good news in our culture? In Faithful Presence, noted pastor and scholar David Fitch offers a new vision for the witness of the church in the world. He argues that we have lost the intent and practice of the sacramental ways of the historic church, and he recovers seven disciplines that have been with us since the birth of the church. Through numerous examples and stories, he demonstrates how these revolutionary disciplines can help the church take shape in and among our neighborhoods, transform our way of life in the world, and advance the kingdom. This book will help you re-envision church, what you do in the name of church, and the way you lead a church. It recovers a future for the church that takes us beyond Christendom. Embrace the call to reimagine the church as the living embodiment of Christ, dwelling in and reflecting God's faithful presence to a world that desperately needs more of it.

About David E. Fitch

David E. Fitch is the B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary and cofounder of Missio Alliance. He is the founding pastor of Life on the Vine Christian Community, a missional church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and is currently on the pastoral staff at Peace of Christ Church in Westmont, Illinois. Fitch writes and speaks extensively about issues facing the church. He has written for Christianity Today, Outreach, and Catalyst, and is the author of numerous books, including Faithful Presence and The Great Giveaway.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy

"When I get up on the average day, I don't know how to transform the world. But I know how to pray, show hospitality, and proclaim truth. With scholarly care and pastoral zeal, David Fitch reminds us that it's in long-term, communal devotion to small but transformative practices that we both discove......more

Goodreads review by Ethan

A ecclesiastical reflection on the author's experience in ministry exhorting more holistic service and faithfulness to Christ in a space between missional and incarnational: faithful presence in the Kingdom. The author sets forth seven disciplines for faithful presence (the Lord's table, reconciliati......more

Goodreads review by Dave

I received this book as a Christmas gift from one of my church small group members. I probably wouldn’t have read it otherwise. In that sense, it was a perfect gift. The basic premise of this book submits that a church’s (including her individual congregational members’) effectiveness in reaching a c......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

Fantastic guide to missional church praxis. Highly recommend, particularly to anyone involved in church leadership/ministry. I can't say the seven disciplines are exhaustive, but they are instructive and central practices that the church would do well to emphasize over and above some of the areas we......more

Goodreads review by Kyle

I’m grateful for this book. It was a deeply encouraging and challenging read that brought so much needed clarity for me. Amidst the complexity of strategies and structures so often recommended in conversations/books about the church, Faithful Presence finds a different way, getting down to the heart......more

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