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A deeply hopeful look at all the bad news in today's world
Mark Sayers looks to history to pinpoint times of spiritual renewal, and argues we're living in that now
You'll be excited and energised for a time of renewal
Anna Hockley
Christian Books Specialist
What if the rise of secularism is good news for the church?
For decades, we set our hopes on technology, politics, and the appearance of peace. We wanted to believe we were headed somewhere better—that progress was happening. But now as our technology ensnares and isolates us, our politics threaten to tear us apart, and our cultural decline continues to accelerate, people are understandably distressed.
But throughout history these periods of decline traditionally precede powerful spiritual renewal—and even revival. What if all the bad news in this world is actually good news for the church?
Discover why there's reason to be wildly hopeful and how to prepare yourself and your church to be a part of renewal now and in the future.
Introduction: Creating a Renewal Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 1:The Secularist Renewal Myth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Presence and Progress on the Road to Renewal
Chapter 2:The Renewal Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
From Holy Discontent to Corporate Revival
Chapter 3:Crisis—The Gateway to Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The Silver Lining to Be Found in Dark Clouds
Chapter 4: From Dissatisfaction to Holy Discontent . . . . . . . . . 55
Ripe for Renewal in the Ruin of Meaninglessness and
Unlimited Freedom
Chapter 5:Renewal in an Anxious Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fostering Peaceful Presence in the Age of Outrage and
Radical Individualism
Chapter 6: Secularism vs. the Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
From Temples of Exhaustion to Temples of Presence
Chapter 7:Renewal to the Ends of the Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
God’s Plan to Fill the Cosmos with His Presence
Chapter 8: Why the Church Needs Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Embracing Hot Orthodoxy and Vital Christianity
Chapter 9: Preparing for Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Breaking Down before Building Up
Chapter 10: From Consuming to Contending . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
The Sacrificial, Risk-Taking, Responsibility-Embracing
Posture of Renewal
Chapter 11:Repatterning for Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cultivating Faith in the West’s Secular Mega-Temple
Chapter 12:Remnants—The Cells of Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
How Small Groups Lead to Big Renewals
Chapter 13: When Renewal Goes Viral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
How Form and Fire Empower Revival
Appendix: Weekly Group Framework—Building a Remnant . . 195
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
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Mark Sayers
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Published
August 2019
Weight
258g
Page Count
240
Dimensions
13.3 x 20.1 x 1.8 cm
ISBN
9780802419132
ISBN-10
0802419135
Eden Code
4969298
