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New Parish

New Parish

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The New Parish

Now Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship, and Community

Paul Sparks, Tim Soren's, Dwight J. Frieseen
Intervarsity Press, 2014
ISBN 9780830841158

Softcover, 208 pp.
5.5 X 8.1 X 0.6 inches | 0.5 pounds

Christianity Today Award of Merit

Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

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"When . . . faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. . . . The gospel becomes so much more tangible and compelling when the local church is actually a part of the community, connected to the struggles of the people, and even the land itself."

Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen have seen--in cities, suburbs and small towns all over North America--how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy and culture. This is not a new idea--the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life.

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