01744nam#a2200229uc#4500001000800000005001700008020002500025020002200050084000700072100003300079245014800112264005400260500004000314520095400354650001601308650001401324650003201338650001701370700003301387700003901420856005501459007525920260731222801.0  a0-8308-9596-5c17,02  a978-0-8308-9596-0  aFa1 aSparks, PauleVerfasser4aut 4aThe new parishbhow neighborhood churches are transforming mission, discipleship and communitycPaul Sparks, Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. Friesen 1aDowners Grove, IllinoisbInterVarsity Pressc2014  aIncludes bibliographical references1 a"When . . . faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. . . . The gospel becomes so much more tangible and compelling when the local church is actually a part of the community, connected to the struggles of the people, and even the land itself." Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen have seen -- in cities, suburbs and small towns all over North America -- how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy and culture. This is not a new idea -- the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life 4aGemeindebau 4aBeziehung 4aGesellschaftstransformation 4aOrtsgemeinde1 aSoerens, TimeVerfasser4aut1 aFriesen, Dwight J.eVerfasser4aut4 uhttp://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780830895960.pdf