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Community is messy : the perils and promise of small group ministry / Heather Zempel ; foreword by Mark Batterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zempel, Heather, 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church group work.
- Small groups--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Small groups.
- Communities--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Communities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on her background in environmental engineering and her current pastoral role, Heather Zempel assesses the perils and possibilities inherent in small groups and other environments for Christian community. The book helps leaders begin to see the inherent "mess" of such gatherings as raw material for arriving at something beautiful.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Quote""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""First Things First""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Navigating the Mess""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Praxis page""
- Notes:
- "Praxis."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780830866977
- 0830866973
- OCLC:
- 908099778
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