Books

a pathway for multiplying spectators into mature disciples

by Eun K. Strawser
foreword by J.R. Woodward

The church often lacks maturity and missional impact because discipleship is at its periphery. In order to get discipleship to the center, leaders need a locally rooted, culturally contextual discipleship pathway to tether disciples who are disciplemakers to the neighborhood or network around them.

Pastor and discipler E. K. Strawser shows that when discipleship becomes central to your leadership and community, then discipleship becomes central to congregational mission and cultural renewal. Centering Discipleship is a gutsy practice-based guidebook for leaders who are doing the hard work of re-imagining and re-structuring their churches and communities to turn spectators into missional, mature followers of Jesus.

Sacred Hope is an experiential exploration of the hope of God for our lives. Through stories, art, music, and film, this book seeks to provide a breeding ground for the conversation of hope. Students are invited to imagine the future where God is leading us, only to plummet back down into reality to investigate how we can join in God s mission to restore the world to its intended wholeness. With conversation partners as diverse as Arcade Fire, Charles Wesley, and N.T. Wright there is plenty of ground to cover and great art along the way. Sacred Hope points outside of itself to spark deep reflection and engagement with the world around us.

Over the course of this book, Joshua Hayden will invite you to reflect specifically on an idea, prayer, scripture, or poem; or point you to look online for songs, pieces of art, or websites that can act as reflection points or markers for your journey as you engage with this upending idea of sacred hope.