The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life (Ministry in a Secular Age)

Andrew Root

ISBN 10: 0801098483 / ISBN 13: 9780801098482

Published by Baker Academic, 2021

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pp. 288.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life (Ministry in a Secular Age)
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801098483
• ISBN 13: 9780801098482
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A New Paradigm for Understanding the Congregation in Contemporary Ministry

Churches often realize they need to change. But if they're not careful, the way they change can hurt more than help.

Leading practical theologian Andrew Root offers a new paradigm for understanding the congregation in contemporary ministry. He articulates why congregations feel pressured by the speed of change in modern life and encourages an approach that doesn't fall into the negative traps of our secular age.

The Congregation in a Secular Age calls congregations to reimagine what change is and how to live into this future, helping them move from relevance to resonance.

About the Author

Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He writes and researches in the areas of theology, ministry, culture, and younger generations and is the author of more than twenty-five books, including The End of Youth Ministry? and the six-volume Ministry in a Secular Age set. Root is also the coauthor (with Kenda Creasy Dean) of The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry. He serves as staff theologian at Youthfront, is a frequent speaker, and cohosts the Ministry in a Secular Age podcast.