Church Planting: Laying Foundations

by Williams Stuart Murray

Overview

A critical assessment of church planting strategies and practices, offering a biblical, theological and historical foundation for this component of mission. Attention is given to the postmodern and post-Christendom context for contemporary church planting. This is really a book on ecclesiology and mission from an Anabaptist perspective, using church planting as a way in to a range of issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780853648253
Publisher:	Paternoster (Print on Demand)
Publication date:	02/01/1998
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Stuart Murray helps direct the Anabaptist Network in Great Britain, and serves the network as a trainer and consultant with particular interest in urban mission, church planting, and emerging forms of church. He has written several books on church planting, urban mission, emerging church, the challenge of post-Christendom, and the contribution of the Anabaptist tradition to contemporary missiology. He is the author of The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith, Planting Churches in the 21st Century: A Guide for Those Who Want Fresh Perspectives and New Ideas for Creating Congregations, and Church Planting: Laying Foundations.

What People are Saying About This

Endorsement

"Too often books on church planting focus on the ‘how,’ with little attention to the ‘why’ and the ‘what.’ Stuart Murray, on the other hand, contextualizes church planting within a theology of the mission of God and the kingdom of God. He is to be commended for looking at church planting in a post-Christendom context." —Lois Barrett, Commission on Home Ministries, General Conference Mennonite Church

"Stuart Murray's book offers timely help. Unlike many church planting books and manuals, this book does not focus on 'how-tos." Rather, by focusing on deeper concerns, Murray asks what may be the far more pressing question: 'What kinds of churches need planting in our time and situation?' . . . This book is substantial, practical help for church planters and those who support new church initiatives."

--Restoration Quarterly

"This book will stimulate your thinking on numerous issues related to church planting. Use it to expand your understanding and your perspectives."

--Evangelical Missions Quarterly