"The church, as an institution, has again and again fallen away from the dream that God has for us -- to follow Jesus and not merely worship him. Continuing the work she began in her acclaimed book, 'The Authority of the Laity', Dozier examines the clericalism and institutionalism bred in the church; and through her adept sense of storytelling and knowledge of the Bible, she engages Christians in the call to lead the church again toward the dream of God". -- back cover.
Contents: Acknowledgments -- The Dream of God -- The Biblical Story -- The Rejection of the Dream -- The Temptations of the Church -- The Persistence of the Dream.
"This book aims to spell out more fully the connections between God's work and ours while recognizing the realities of contemporary work. ....To keep the book within manageable limits, we decided to restrict our focus to the public workplace, thereby omitting certain important areas of work such as the home and the community. .... The book focuses primarily on white-collar employment. .... The contributors are united on the crucial importance of re-establishing the faith-work connection. Out of their reflections and experience they are convinced that: Only so can Christians in the marketplace develop a holistic understanding of their faith rather than the compartmentalized one that tends to prevail; Only so can churches properly equip the people of God for their ministry in the world, their primary ministry, as well as in the church; Only so can society feel more powerfully the creative impact of Christian vision and values, commitment and compassion, that alone will overcome pressing and deep-seated problems". -- Foreword.
Contents divided into three main sections: Starting Points -- Workplace Reflections -- Helpful Resources.
Contents: Forword dated January 1993 / Robert Banks-- The Sunday-Monday Gap: Resistance in Church and World to Connecting Faith and Work / Edward A. White -- The Place of Work in the Divine Economy: God as Vocational Director and Model / Robert Banks -- High-Technology Work and the New Creation: Dealing with Intangibles, Ambiguities, and Consequences / Hal Miller -- The Television Journalist: Telling and Doing the Truth As a Way of Glorifying God in the Media / Mary Munford -- The Builder-Developer as Steward of God's Resources: Bringing God's Kingdom to the Marketplace and Inner City / Perry Bigelow -- A Business Owner's Mission: Working as a Christian in a Car Sales Firm / Don Flow -- Reflecting Christ in the Banking Industry: The Manager as Prophet, Priest, and King / Sandra Herron -- The Teacher as Revealer and Role Model: Education as a Reflection of the Incarnation / Steve Garber -- The Farmer as Re-Settler: Cultivating and Connecting in the Real World / Richard Begbie -- A Craftworker as Marketplace Apostle: Forming a Co-operative on Early Church Principles / Julia Banks -- Resources for Marketplace Christians: Sampling and Evaluating the Materials / Scott Young -- Bringing the Workplace in the Worship Space: Celebration and Education for Worldly Ministry / William Diehl -- The Threefold Call: The Trinitarian Character of Our Everyday Vocations / Gordon Preece -- The Faith-Work Journey: Developing and Deepening the Connection between Faith and Work / Janet Hagberg -- Biographies.
This book grew out of a 6-week course taught in the author's parish "designed for those who have recently made or renewed a decision to live as followers of Jesus, and for those who feel that they would benefit from a refresher course on the basics of faith development and spiritual growth" -- Preface.
"[By] Harold Percy with a Study Guide by Michael Knowles".
"Text Copyright 1993 Harold Percy. Study Guide Copyright 1996 Michael Knowles". -- verso of t.-p.
This book grew out of a 6-week course taught in the author's parish "designed for those who have recently made or renewed a decision to live as followers of Jesus, and for those who feel that they would benefit from a refresher course on the basics of faith development and spiritual growth" -- Preface.
Contents: Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- Scripture -- Prayer -- Community -- Ministry -- Worship -- Stewardship -- Epilogue: Where Do I Go From Here ? -- Study Guide.
Author is an Anglican Church of Canada priest and director of the Institute of Evangelism (Wycliffe College, Toronto).
Cover title: For you and for many : the Church and your place in it
Originally published in 1963. OTCH also has 1963 edition.
"For those who might be searching and asking the question, 'What is Church ?' this little volume continues to be an excellent guide". -- Preface.
Contents: Dedication -- Preface dated May 1995 / Archbishop Percy R. O'Driscoll -- You -- To You Personally -- Commanded to Love -- Without Me Ye Can Do Nothing -- But I Have Chosen You -- Branded -- Dodging the Issue -- Don't Go To Church -- The Duty of Joy -- Beauty for Ashes -- Our Profession -- Reality.
Author is a priest of the Anglican Church of Canada.
"This is a guidebook for the second journey [from conception to death] which we are all making. It is written especially for bewildered, confused or disillusioned Christians, who have a love-hate relationship with the Church to which they belong, or once belonged. .... for God is the God of surprises who, in the darkness and the tears of things, breaks down our false images and securities. This in-breaking can feel to us like disintegration, but it is the disintegration of the ear of wheat: if it does not die to bring new life, it shrivels away on its own." -- Preface.
Contents: Preface / Gerard W. Hughes -- Where Your Treasure Is -- Clearing the Approaches -- Inner Chaos and False Images of God -- Tools for Digging : Some Methods of Prayer -- General Directions for Digging -- Changing Directions -- Beginning to Dig for the Treasure -- Recognizing the Treasure When You Find It -- A Most Surprising God -- Knowing Christ -- His Passion and Resurrection in Our Lives -- The Decision in Every Decision : God or Mammon -- The Valley Speaks : God and the Nuclear Threat -- Epilogue.