{"title":"Dwight J. Zscheile Books","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSave 20% on these books by Dwight J. Zscheile with code STARTER20. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis special offer is only available by visiting churchpublishing.org and cannot be combined with other offers. Promotion applies only to the print edition of \u003ci\u003eEmbracing the Mixed Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Starter's Way\u003c\/i\u003e. Offer ends December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781640658486-the-starters-way","title":"The Starter's Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA call for new ways of starting thriving church communities, based on global case studies of churches who have innovated from within their local communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs many established churches struggle to connect with people in increasingly post-Christian societies, there has been a vital shift in focus toward starting new Christian communities. Many of these new forms of church are incarnationally embedded in local contexts as leaders and neighbors together follow the Spirit’s lead in asking, “What would church look like for us together in this place?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book–edited by two leading thinkers around innovation in the Church, one from the United States, the other from the UK–brings a rich and international array of practitioners and scholars together to explore starting new contextual Christian communities as a way of life. Addressing this from an incarnational “go and stay” model of mission, it seeks to offer an alternative perspective. Rather than provide another how-to manual, the authors go deeper into unpacking the spiritual foundations, inward qualities, and outward practices that make for faithful, vibrant, and sustainable leadership of new Christian communities. Framed around fifteen paradigm-shifting principles, \u003ci\u003eThe Starter’s Way\u003c\/i\u003e offers a hopeful exploration of the open-ended journey of developing new forms of church that are responsive to the Spirit and to the uniqueness of local neighborhoods. Contributors include Beth Keith, Claire Pedrick, Emma Ineson, Eun Strawser, Harvey Kwiyani, Ian Mobsby, Inés Velásquez-McBryde, Jonny Baker, Michael Beck, Michael Wu, Mike Harrison, Peterson Feital, Rosario Picardo, Tina Hodgett, and Alison Boulton.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward Olsworth-Peter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47357000351999,"sku":"9781640658486","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9424\/5887\/files\/9781640658486.jpg?v=1767928890"},{"product_id":"9781640657717-embracing-the-mixed-ecology","title":"Embracing the Mixed Ecology","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to the diverse forms of Christian community that are needed today. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Throughout its history, the church thrived when it embraced diverse organizational and cultural forms. In this volume, Dwight Zscheile and Blair Pogue argue that as American culture shifts away from voluntary association and toward individual self-expression, most existing congregations are bound to inherited forms of church that are not designed to connect with neighbors or form disciples. Taking the Church of England’s efforts over two decades to engage its deeply changed missionary context as an example, the authors build on historical and contemporary precedent to argue that the renewal of the church requires a new paradigm where inherited and innovative forms of church coexist and thrive together. Examining numerous innovations—including fresh expressions of church, megachurches, microchurches, church plants, digital churches, and more—the authors show how a mixed ecology is central to church renewal.","brand":"Dwight J. Zscheile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47357004546303,"sku":"9781640657717","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/churchpublishing.org\/collections\/dwight-j-zscheile-books.oembed","provider":"Church Publishing Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}