Real Life – A Christianity Worth Living Out

James Choung (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2012
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-3654-3 (ISBN)

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James Choung narrates this imaginative dialogue between three friends who attempt to come to terms with Christianity's loss of cultural capital, tectonic shifts in spiritual temperament from one generation to the next and the persisting feeling that God is summoning them to an embodied faith despite everything.

What does it mean to follow Jesus? And how should we help others become more like him?
Once upon a time, being a Christian seemed clear. Say these words, pray these prayers, do these things. But out in the real world, following Jesus feels more nebulous. What's the point?
That's Stephen's struggle in these pages as he wonders if he has missed his calling. In this compelling narrative, James Choung explores what it means to follow Jesus in the real world. Is Christianity something you just believe in, or can it be something you actually live out? Engineer Stephen wants to encourage his younger colleague Jared in his spiritual journey, but both feel at a loss. Stephen's friend Bridget offers insights on how Boomers, Xers, Millennials and younger generations approach spiritual questions, with implications for discipleship, community and service. Together they walk through deepening stages of faith as they discern how God is calling them to live.
Join Stephen, Bridget and Jared on their journey of following Jesus, as they discover what it means to move from skeptic to world-changer. And find new pathways for Christian discipleship and disciplemaking in a world yearning for hope.

James Choung (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is vice president for strategy and innovation for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. He has been in campus ministry for over twenty years and previously served as national director of evangelism for IVCF. He is the author of True Story and Real Life, and he speaks frequently at campuses, churches, and conferences. Ordained with the Association of Vineyard Churches, he previously served on the pastoral staff of a Boston-area urban church plant, a megachurch in Seoul, and a house church in Los Angeles.

Before We Start

Once Upon a Time (Again)

Prologue: Generations

Part 1: Skeptic

Part 2: Seeker

Part 3: Follower

Part 4: Leader

Part 5: World Changer

Epilogue: Next Steps

Pulling Back the Curtains

The Need for the Real Life Continuum

Walkthrough, Part 1: Skeptic to World Changer

Walkthrough, Part 2: Community, Disciplemaking and the Holy Spirit

The Real Life Continuum in Real Life

Acknowledgments

Notes

About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2012
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 226 mm
Gewicht	358 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	0-8308-3654-3 / 0830836543
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-3654-3 / 9780830836543
Zustand	Neuware