The Church of Tomorrow: Being a Christ Centred People in a Changing World
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The Church of Tomorrow: Being a Christ Centred People in a Changing World
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The church held its first service in the new building on December 23, 1956 with 3,000 people filling the theatre seats. The lobby was unlike any church in the country with an escalator moving people from the lower main entrance to the auditorium entrance. Just outside the main entrance on the other side of a large parking lot was an outdoor amphitheater which seated 3,500 people. Two other buildings were built on the thirty-one-acre parcel of land: a youth center and an office building. This vital book is a clarion call in a time where we as individual followers of Jesus and the Church as a whole have a choice to make. It is hard to ignore the case John so powerfully makes to get ourselves ready for the pivotal season we are entering. Not only will this book sharpen your mind and stir your heart, it gives space for prayerful reflection and hugely practical steps to help us put what God is saying to us into action. Thank you, John!' When the congregation moved in December 1956, they relocated to yet another highly unique architectural wonder: a building that is referred to today as the iconic “dome church,” the “Egg Church,” and “Space Headquarters.” It has been the focus of many articles and interviews throughout its history and has been referred to as the church with a “space age architecture in an unexpected place.”
In the fall of 2016, with fewer than 100 members, the church could no longer afford the expenses associated with a 68,000-square-foot building and put it up for sale. It was nearly a year later when I read the announcement that they had drastically reduced the price. Today, these Priests and Sisters are building the vibrant Catholic Church of tomorrow, ensuring the gift of faith is passed on to future generations worldwide. Missio is unique in its commitment to supporting each and every seminary in the missionary world; a challenge set by Pope Pius XI in 1922 and still embraced by Missio today. There was a deep ache in my heart as I read The Church of Tomorrow, but it was a pain accompanied by a louder song of hope. The ache was a profound longing for the renewal we are desperate to see, but this book is far from a lament of the current situation. It is bursting with crystal clarity, inspirational hope, biblical wisdom and evocative storytelling, leaving me with no doubt that not only is change possible, but here is the encouragement we need to get there. John is the real deal. The Church of Tomorrow is soaked in the wisdom, lived-out experience and prophetic imagination of its author. I pray that it leads to explosive growth and creativity in the Church and many coming to faith in Jesus. McGinley’s writing style is punchy and provocative; Marsh’s is gentle and anecdotal. Both are convinced that today’s Church is called to fresh creativity and ancient fidelity.
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This is a book I wish I had written! John has done a superb job in bringing together biblical, historical, ecclesial and prophetic insights and voices to help us glimpse something of the heart and power of the Church of tomorrow. From the unshakeable startingpoint confession and framework for our lives that "Jesus is Lord", to wonderful revelations about discipleship and the Church as a self-propagating, Spirit-led, planting community, John paints a hope-filled but challenging picture of this Church. The Church as a creative minority, no longer at the centre of culture, but on the margins of it is poised to have its greatest impact for 500 years. Read on and be inspired. Let’s be the Church of tomorrow!' a b Wright, Jeff (September 18, 2003). "Controversial televangelist had roots in Eugene". The Register-Guard. Eugene, OR. ProQuest 377753970.
Following the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, the broadcast was renamed The World Tomorrow, inspired by the theme of the fair, "the World of Tomorrow". In 1968, the Radio Church of God changed its name to the Worldwide Church of God. Are you ready for change? We have entered a new era and how we "do" church needs a radical overhaul if we are to see the nations transformed by the power of God. John writes in a way that equips the Church to "be" the Church through understanding the shifts that are happening and then challenging us to respond in a faithfilled, uncompromising way. I believe if we can take this to heart and get to our knees, we could be part of seeing a great global harvest in our lifetime. - Anne Calver, author and overseer of Unleashed Church German: The German language edition was primarily aired in Europe over Europe 1. The presenter was a graduate of Ambassador College in Pasadena where the program was recorded. The program was supported by a German language edition of The Plain Truth magazine. McGinley is at his best on strategies for growth in a culture that believes that church is old hat. In his chapter on church-planting, he notes that the UK already has around 40,000 church buildings, most of them far from full. So, why plant new churches? Answer: because new types of church reach new groups of people, who would never darken the door of our existing churches; planting also renews the Church as it ventures into new mission contexts. He makes a persuasive case for a mixed-ecology vision of church.This vital book is a clarion call in a time where we as individual followers of Jesus and the Church as a whole have a choice to make. It is hard to ignore the case John so powerfully makes to get ourselves ready for the pivotal season we are entering. Not only will this book sharpen your mind and stir your heart, it gives space for prayerful reflection and hugely practical steps to help us put what God is saying to us into action. Thank you, John! - Sarah Belcher, leader of Kingdom Embassy Church In the mid-twentieth century, American Catholic churches began to shed the ubiquitous spires, stained glass, and gargoyles of their European forebears, turning instead toward startling and more angular structures of steel, plate glass, and concrete. But how did an institution like the Catholic Church, so often seen as steeped in inflexible traditions, come to welcome this modernist trend?
Library of Congress Motion Picture and Television Reading Room: Religion Collections in Libraries and Archives". Library of Congress. As the age of Christendom closes, John McGinley doesn't believe that further decline and cultural irrelevance are inevitable. Instead, he anticipates a new reformation, urging followers of Jesus and church leaders to recover a fresh vision of church. Laced with helpful quotes, all eight chapters of The Church of Tomorrow describe a key mark of the future Church, with each ending with a powerful "personal response". This is a timely and prophetic book, and should be read by all concerned not just that God's future Church has a mission, but also that God's future mission has a Church. - Revd Dr Matthew Porter, author and vicar of St Michael le Belfrey Church, YorkHoban, Paulette. "Ambassador University". ambassador.edu. Grace Communion International . Retrieved January 23, 2012. Other chapters feel less incisive, however. The author discusses the need to hold on to the lordship of Jesus, dependence on the Spirit, and confidence in the gospel, besides being a disciple-making community, a holy people, and a people of prayer. These chapters offer a vision of returning to the energy and faith of the New Testament Church, contrasted with the tired and passionless Church of today. I have no idea where this venture will lead us. It could be a dead end and at least we’ll know we tried. It could also be a life-changing, city-changing, Christ-exalting venture. At the same time, we want to get acquainted with our neighbors in that area of our city. We are a fairly doctrinally and socially conservative church with Wesleyan theological roots. There are a few things I know with great certainty: God loves every person in our city; we want everyone to know the power and privilege of following Jesus; and he calls us to “love our neighbor as ourselves.” Marsh explores resonances between our current disorientation and themes in scripture, identifying passages that might speak with particular clarity to those who feel hurt and confused (“singing the Lord’s song in a strange land”). In his final section, Marsh thinks about mission in changing times. Like McGinley, he finds a model in the life of the Early Church. He highlights its members’ commitment to the faith and each other, to worship and prayer, to bridge-building and welcoming.
a b Martin, Douglas (September 17, 2003). "Garner Ted Armstrong, Evangelist, 73, Dies". The New York Times . Retrieved March 8, 2017. The most significant and relevant trend I see in Church history is that at the very time the Church feels at its weakest or overwhelmed by the surrounding culture, God begins to move in what eventually becomes a dominant new pattern of church life, bringing renewal and revival. We see this in examples such as the Desert Fathers, the fall of the Roman Empire and Benedict’s monastic movement, and the Wesleyan revival. In each of these stories the renewal movements start small, but the new life and health multiplies and grows. That is why we need to look for the signs of what God is doing today – it won’t be obvious to start with and so we have to find the things God is blessing and the ways he is bringing new life to his Church. I love this book! It has made me praise God, weep and pray with new passion. It will give you fresh thinking, but also impart fresh hope, fresh faith and fresh courage. Jesus intended his Church to work with him - rewriting the history of individuals, communities and nations. But in the West the Church has become increasingly irrelevant. The burning question is, "How can we become what God originally intended us to be?" Scripture, church history, the current worldwide work of God and John's long experience of church leadership contain vital answers. Everyone has a part to play. Here's your chance to fully play yours.' John describes this book as an invitation to hold the plumb line of Scripture, the Church in revival in history and the rapidly growing Church around the world up against the Church that you and I belong to in the West and to note the differences. And if that sounds as though it could only generate a troubling conclusion, then don't worry: yes, this book is honest and real, but it's also a hope-filled and inspiring read. This book is shot through with prayer and testimony. It will stretch your mind, warm your heart and feed your soul. - Revd Canon John Dunnett, director of Strategy and Operations, The Church of England Evangelical CouncilRevd Andrew Doarks tells us, “John McGinley spoke typically with great vision and discernment at the New Wine Leadership Conference last year. His book, ‘The Church of Tomorrow’ argues that we’re on the brink of revival. It has formed the basis of our home group material at St Gregory’s and All Saints’ this term and has been well received. Then, there’s plumbing, electrical, and also the challenge of acoustics in a concrete dome. This may be one of the larger challenges we will face. The inside of a concrete dome is extremely unkind to the style of worship service we would do in that room. Can the dome accommodate our media needs including sound, lighting, video, and acoustics? Are there any known or unknown maintenance issues that will have to be dealt with on an ongoing basis? Similarly, his chapter on diverse leadership highlights the benefits of broadening the pool of those considered suitable to be church leaders — including a stimulating section on women leading churches in modern-day Iran.
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