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The Gospel in Postmodernity

Increasingly the church in North America labors in a "postmodern" context. Postmodernity represents much more than a passing fad among radically chic academics; it is a wide-ranging set of cultural shifts that are fast becoming second-nature for many of our parishioners. Like it or not, these shifts will profoundly affect the way the church conducts its ministry for the foreseeable … Read More

October 25, 2015

Vol. 10, No. 1 (March 1998)

Missional Church: Initiating a Conversation, by Darrell L. Guder. A Roman Catholic Response to Missional Church, by William McConville, OFM. The Trinitarian Nature of the Missional Church, by Howard A. Snyder. Ecclesial Accountability in the Missional Church, by James Hudnut-Beumler. Discussing the Missional Church, by Eunice McGarrahan. Networkings.

November 17, 2015

Vol. 10, No. 2 (June 1998)

Faithfulness in the Heartland, by Gail M. Neal. Indicators of Missional Transformation in Churches on the Way, by Dale Ziemer. The Gospel and Our Culture: A Theological Reflection, by David Kettle. Leaders in the Missional Church, by George R. Hunsberger, with A Postscript by Laurie Baron. Networkings.

Vol. 10, No. 3 (September 1998)

Which Science? Which Dialogue? by Christopher B. Kaiser. BOOK REVIEW: Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X, by Thomas Beaudoin, reviewed by Jeff Van Kooten. Empirical Indicators of a “Missional Church”, by the Developing Congregational Models Team of the GOCN. Networkings.

Vol. 10, No. 4 (December 1998)

What is the Gospel? Participation Not Consumption, by James V. Brownson. Embodying the Gospel: Communal Interpretation and Witness, by Inagrace T. Dietterich. The Eucharistic Idiom of the Gospel Or, Confessions of a Recovering Liberal, by Barry Harvey. God, the Gospel and Human Truth, by Charles C. West. BOOK REVIEW: Living Faithfully in a Fragmented World, by Jonathan R. Wilson, reviewed … Read More

Vol. 11, No. 1 (March 1999)

Community-friendly Theology, by Bob Lupton. Cultivating Ways of Christ in the Postmodern Transition: Resources for Pastoral Leaders (1), by George R. Hunsberger. Jesus Confronts Conflicting Kingdom Views, by Thomas H. McAlpine. BOOK REVIEW: At This Time In This Place: The Spirit Embodied in the Local Assembly, by Michael Warren, reviewed by George Brown, Jr. Networkings.

Vol. 11, No. 2 (June 1999)

The Church as Parallel Culture, by Mary Jo Leddy. Cultivating Ways of Christ in the Postmodern Transition: Resources for Pastoral Leaders (2), by George R. Hunsberger. Kingdom-Culture Churches, by Gail M. Neal. Networkings.

Vol. 11, No. 3 (September 1999)

Tithing and Addiction, by Thomas Boogaart. Cultivating Ways of Christ in the Postmodern Transition: Resources for Pastoral Leaders (3), by George R. Hunsberger. Prayer in the Heart and in Community: Touching the Missional Heart of God, by Michael Plishka. BOOK REVIEW: Confident Witness–Changing World: Rediscovering the Gospel in North America, edited by Craig Van Gelder reviewed by Marvin Hoff. Missional … Read More

Vol. 11, No. 4 (December 1999)

The Church and the Powers, by Lois Y. Barrett. Cultivating Ways of Christ in the Postmodern Transition: Resources for Pastoral Leaders (4), by George R. Hunsberger. The Powers and Urban Land Use, by Liala Beukema. Thinking Biblically and Theologically about a Particular Power, by Bill Wylie-Kellermann.

November 16, 2015

Vol. 12, No. 1 (March 2000)

Floating Along? by Miroslav Volf. A Second Reformation is at Hand: Why Youth Workers Must Lead the Way, by Mark Driscoll and Chris Seay. Books Worth Mentioning and New Volumes in the THE CHRISTIAN MISSION AND MODERN CULTURE SERIES, by the Editor.

Vol. 12, No. 2 (June 2000)

The Return to Ancient Spiritual Practices, by Mark Yaconelli. Responses to Boogaart on “Tithing”: Consumerism and Consumption, by Rich Pleva; and The Inadequacies of Tithing, by John Flett. Evangelical Worship Fosters Secularism, by Mark McKim. The God Who Sent Jesus: Reflections from John 17, by James V. Brownson. A Framework for Discussion of Faith and Electronic Media-Culture, by Peter Horsfield.

Vol. 12, No. 3 (September 2000)

God’s Letter to the World: From a Sermon on 2 Corinthians 3:1-3, by Darrell L. Guder. BOOK REVIEW: The American Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty, by David G. Myers, reviewed by Marvin Hoff. Re-Visioning the Pastoral Vocation, by Chris Erdman

Vol. 12, No. 4 (December 2000)

“Organize to beat the devil…”, by Joel B. Green and Mark Lau Branson. Ekklesia: Something “More”, by Jeff Van Kooten. BOOK REVIEW: Life on the Vine: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit in Christian Community, by Philip Kenneson, reviewed by Inagrace T. Dietterich. The Stated “Principles” of the Ekklesia Project, from “A Declaration and an Invitation to All Christians.”

Vol. 13, No. 1 (March 2001)

Faithful and Compelling Performances of the Gospel, by James V. Brownson. Epistemology and Book Shelves: Or, How I Knew Postmodernism Was Getting To Me, by John Bowen. Intergenerational Worship–A Cyber-Conversation (an online GOCN discussion group).

Vol. 13, No. 2 (June 2001)

New Ways of Being Church, by Anne Wilkinson-Hayes (UK). “We are Matthew 25”–A Reflection on Matthew 25: 1-46, by George R. Hunsberger. Intergenerational Worship, Part II–A Cyber-Conversation (GOCN online discussion group). Book Review: LESSLIE NEWBIGIN: A THEOLOGICAL LIFE, by Geoffrey Wainwright, reviewed by H. Dan Beeby (UK).