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How can churches in America, modeling the oldest Christian communities, renew themselves form within? They can look to examples of thriving small Christian communities within their own country and throughout the world. This inspiring book shows what is happening now across six continents to give pastors and lay leaders of every denomination encouragement through useable examples from their counterparts around the world.
About the author
Joseph G. Healey is a Maryknoll priest and the former Coordinator of the Mission Awareness Committee (MAC) of the Religious Superiors Association of Tanzania based in Dar es Salaam. His books include Once Upon a Time in Africa and Towards an African Narrative Theology. He is a member of the St. Charles Lwanga SCC in Dar es Salaam and the St. Jude Thaddeus SCC in Musoma. Jeanne Hinton is an Anglican laywoman and journalist who has developed training materials and workshops for the development of SCC. She is a member of the New Way of Being Church Team in the United Kingdom, and author of many books including Communities, Walking in the Same Direction, Changing Churches and Changing Communities. She lives in Plymouth, England.
Summary
What can churches in America and elsewhere do to renew themselves from within? They can look to examples of thriving small Christian communities within their own country and throughout the world. This book looks aims to give pastors and lay leaders of every denomination encouragement through examples from their counterparts around the world.
