Slow Church Study Guide
Description
High-speed internet. Rapid rewards. Quick thinking. Fast food. Fast . . . church?Slow Church by Chris Smith and John Pattison has been eagerly received by a people who are ready to be invited out of franchise faith and back into the kingdom of God. This eleven-session study guide provides an opportunity to reflect on the message of this groundbreaking book both individually and in community. Each session features
- A guide to lectio divina
- Suggested videos that can be watched online
- A series of in-depth questions expanded from what is currently in the book
- A quote for reflection
Here is an opportunity to begin to develop a deeper and richer community where people know each other well and love one another as Christ loved the church.
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John Pattison is managing editor of CONSPIRE magazine. Previously he served as deputy editor of the Burnside Writers Collective. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, he is the coauthor of Besides the Bible.
C. Christopher Smith is editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the urban Near Eastside of Indianapolis.
Content
Contents How to Use this Study Guide 1 A Theological Vision for Slow Church 2 Terroir 3 Stability 4 Patience 5 Wholeness 6 Work 7 Sabbath 8 Abundance 9 Gratitude 10 Hospitality 11 DinnerTable Conversation as a Way of Being Church
