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Community Is Messy

The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry

  • Paperback
  • 202 pages
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP)
  • 14 x 20.6 x 1.8 cm

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Heather Zempel oversees the community life at a multisite church in Washington, D.C., a challenging population with one of the highest relocation rates in the United States. And yet under her leadership, National Community Church has become a model for creative, dynamic, deep small group ministry.

Drawing from her background as an environmental engineer (including such bizarre experiences as monitoring a pig lagoon and the unintended slaughter of a hundred innocent fish), Heather Zempel assesses the perils and possibilities inherent in small groups and other environments for Christian community. The book helps leaders begin to see the inherent "mess" of such gatherings as raw material for arriving at something beautiful.

Read this book and discover fresh insights into how we can support one another's unique paths to maturity in Christ while maintaining cohesion as a community and blessing the world around us.

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  • Author

    Heather Zempel

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP)

  • Published

    September 2012

  • Weight

    273g

  • Page Count

    202

  • Dimensions

    14 x 20.6 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780830837885

  • ISBN-10

    0830837884

  • Eden Code

    4053233

"If you could somehow blend equal parts Bonhoeffer, Mr. Wizard and 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown, you'd get something close to Heather Zempel. It would be a fascinating experiment, like those she describes in Community Is Messy. Stories of what worked (and what didn't) provide countless examples of how discipleship in community is usually nonlinear, often random and always messy. With deep insight and ample humor, Heather proves that 'mess' is actually a catalyst for spiritual growth."

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