
Hope
Growing Flourishing Church Communities That Transform and Heal People
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published on 28. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
979-8-3852-3599-5 (ISBN)
Description
In a world where the toxicity of the contemporary Western church is regularly and often justifiably highlighted, this volume explores how churches can be places of hope. God's plan is that churches become communities of transformation and restoration, both for individuals and for wider society. Gathering the voices of practitioners, biblical scholars, systematic theologians, practical theologians, and counsellors, this work offers a multidisciplinary exploration of how, guided by the Spirit of God, we can positively create and sustain flourishing churches which nurture both individuals and the wider community.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-3852-3599-5 (9798385235995)
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Gregory J. Liston | Sarah Penwarden
Hope
Growing Flourishing Church Communities That Transform and Heal People
E-Book
10/2025
Wipf and Stock Publishers
€36.99
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Persons
Gregory J. Liston is a senior lecturer in the School of Theology at Laidlaw College. Previously the senior pastor of a multi-congregation Baptist church, his most recent book is Starting with the Spirit (2024).
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Sarah Penwarden is a lecturer in the School of Theology at Laidlaw College. She is also a counsellor, supervisor, and an Anglican priest. She was a co-editor of the book Stories of Therapy, Stories of Faith (2017).
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Sarah Penwarden is a lecturer in the School of Theology at Laidlaw College. She is also a counsellor, supervisor, and an Anglican priest. She was a co-editor of the book Stories of Therapy, Stories of Faith (2017).