The Sacred Secular: How God Is Using the World to Shape the Church
Ebook
Overview
The Sacred Secular examines cultural spaces
where people are experiencing something sacred. These places are
not in the church. They’re in yoga studios, neighborhood potlucks,
and TED Talks. Dottie Escobedo-Frank and Rob Rynders see lessons
for the church in these spaces. They see new ways we can convey to
people that the church is uniquely sacred and significant and that
Jesus is for them. These glimpses into the sacred-secular will
inspire creative church leaders to set aside their assumptions
about what church looks like. The Sacred Secular nurtures
empowerment, creativity, spiritual movement, and the courage to
embody the sacredness and substance of our faith.
“Many of us in the church (including clergy) feel we have more in
common with the ‘spiritual but not religious’ than we have with
lots of church folks these days. We are just as spiritually hungry
and thirsty as ever, but we’re open to finding God in surprising
places and spaces . . . including ‘secular’ ones. This beautifully
written book is all about that phenomenon. I think you’re going to
love it.” —Brian D. McLaren, author/speaker, brianmclaren.net
“Be prepared to hear contemporary stories akin to the Apostle Peter
discovering God in an ‘outsider’—Cornelius—in twenty-first–century
urban America. This book is a jewel from two missional church
practitioners in The United Methodist Church. It offers wisdom,
vision, creativity, and humility that will mark the gospel-bearing
church of the future. I highly recommend The Sacred Secular to
pastors, church planters, and laity who want their congregations to
know how to develop culturally connected faith communities in our
rapidly changing world.” —Elaine A. Heath, Dean, Duke Divinity
School, Duke University, Durham, NC