Slow Church Study Guide
Ebook
Overview
High-speed internet. Rapid rewards. Quick thinking. Fast food. Fast . . . church?Slow Church by Chris Smith and John Pattison has been eagerly received by a people who are ready to be invited out of franchise faith and back into the kingdom of God. This eleven-session study guide provides an opportunity to reflect on the message of this groundbreaking book both individually and in community. Each session features
- A guide to lectio divina
- Suggested videos that can be watched online
- A series of in-depth questions expanded from what is currently in the book
- A quote for reflection
Here is an opportunity to begin to develop a deeper and richer community where people know each other well and love one another as Christ loved the church.
Contents
How to Use this Study Guide
1 A Theological Vision for Slow Church
2 Terroir
3 Stability
4 Patience
5 Wholeness
6 Work
7 Sabbath
8 Abundance
9 Gratitude
10 Hospitality
11 Dinner Table Conversation as a Way of Being Church
Praise for Slow Church: "Inspired by the ‘slow food’ movement and disheartened by the ‘fast’ church trends, Smith and Pattison are advocating for ‘reimagining what it means to be communities of believers gathered and rooted in particular places at a particular time.’ Slow Church promises something richer and more substantive than quick fixes."
Product Details
- Title : Slow Church Study Guide
- Authors:
- Smith, C. Christopher
- Pattison, John
- Publisher: IVP Books
- Publication Date: 2016
- ISBN: 9780830894260
C. Christopher Smith is editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the urban Near Eastside of Indianapolis.
John Pattison is managing editor of CONSPIRE magazine. Previously he served as deputy editor of the Burnside Writers Collective. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, he is the coauthor of Besides the Bible.