Titre :	The open church : how to bring back the exciting life of the first century church
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	James H. Rutz, Auteur
Mention d'édition :	First edition
Editeur :	Auburn, Maine : The SeedSowers
Année de publication :	c1992
Importance :	180 p.
Format :	22 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-940232-48-8
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references. Forewords by Ray Stedman and Jim Hayford.
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Church renewal Laity
Index. décimale :	BV 600.2
Note de contenu :	Introduction : Ever feel like quitting church? -- PART I : What you've never been told about church. The disastrous success of A.D. 313 -- Sure, it's a worship service -- says so right here in the bulletin -- Sharing time : the exciting fellowship you've always dreamed of -- Open ministry : in the steps of the Blues Brothers -- Liberate your pastor! -- -- PART II : From participants to spectators : the incredible untold story of how we got so far off the track. The emperor's new church / Gene Edwards with James Rutz -- Luther quit too soon / Gene Edwards with James Rutz -- -- PART III : Five ways to open your church without a crowbar -- The fast track : the best way to change / Gene Edwards -- The middle of the road track : top down -- The chicken track : slow & safe -- The mission track : starting somewhere else -- The radical track : dynamite -- -- PART IV : Wow we did it : a tale of three churches. 22 years of open sharing / Ray Stedman -- 140 free ministries in one congregation / Tommy Barnett and Leo Godzich -- Pure worship -- how they solved the mystery of the missing jewel : a sketch of Bread of Life Ministries -- -- PART V : The open church is God's idea. The secret of true greatness -- Afterword : Let's stop playing church.

The open church : how to bring back the exciting life of the first century church [texte imprimé] / James H. Rutz, Auteur  . -  First edition . - Auburn, Maine : The SeedSowers, c1992 . - 180 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-940232-48-8
Includes bibliographical references.
Forewords by Ray Stedman and Jim Hayford.
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Church renewal Laity
Index. décimale :	BV 600.2
Note de contenu :	Introduction : Ever feel like quitting church? -- PART I : What you've never been told about church. The disastrous success of A.D. 313 -- Sure, it's a worship service -- says so right here in the bulletin -- Sharing time : the exciting fellowship you've always dreamed of -- Open ministry : in the steps of the Blues Brothers -- Liberate your pastor! -- -- PART II : From participants to spectators : the incredible untold story of how we got so far off the track. The emperor's new church / Gene Edwards with James Rutz -- Luther quit too soon / Gene Edwards with James Rutz -- -- PART III : Five ways to open your church without a crowbar -- The fast track : the best way to change / Gene Edwards -- The middle of the road track : top down -- The chicken track : slow & safe -- The mission track : starting somewhere else -- The radical track : dynamite -- -- PART IV : Wow we did it : a tale of three churches. 22 years of open sharing / Ray Stedman -- 140 free ministries in one congregation / Tommy Barnett and Leo Godzich -- Pure worship -- how they solved the mystery of the missing jewel : a sketch of Bread of Life Ministries -- -- PART V : The open church is God's idea. The secret of true greatness -- Afterword : Let's stop playing church.