Overview
The next step in the missional conversation is to move beyond mission itself. Christianity in the West is dying. Addiction to hierarchical and bureaucratic power is killing it. The Management-God and the Mission-God have usurped the Way of Christ. In the midst of decline the Missional Movement is attempting to reboot the Church. Its goal is to remake a New Christian West through mission, leadership, mapping and planning. Yet it is trapped in the language and methods of modernity. Its final solution is a polarising vision of cultural domination by one social group; the Christians. The Way of Life and Truth has been forgotten. Christ is not a conquering King, a written Word or an absolute Idea-but a divine Human Being. Social wholeness can only be realised through a rediscovery of Conversation, Reconciliation and Empowerment. These reflect Christ's practices of eternal dialogue and reciprocal giving in small communities. Through this mutual Way of Life people of all faiths and none can discover deep within themselves Our Un/Known G-d. A gentle voice is whispering in the heart of all humanity; 'I am ...the Way.'
Full Product Details
Author: Francis Rothery
Publisher: Createspace
Imprint: Createspace
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9781484115022
ISBN 10: 1484115023
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 17 April 2013
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Francis Rothery is a New Monastic and a Community Franciscan in the European Province of the Anglican Communion. His mission experience emerges from delivering leadership training and development with Partners in Mission International. In collaboration with leaders and churches in Russia, Africa and Pakistan he exercised a ministry of teaching, guidance, governance and spiritual companionship for over 10 years. From 2008 in partnership with the NightChurch Community he developed an ecumenical and contemplative Fresh Expression based in Exeter Cathedral. In this sacred space he initiated new approaches to conversational learning and communal spiritual development. In 2012 he co-started the South West Emergent Cohort as a conversation hub for people of all faiths and none. Francis is also rooted and connected with/in the 'Simply Hub'; a movement for the development of small communities. Alongside spiritual teaching and development Francis has a lifelong involvement in professional social work, alcohol counselling and psychotherapy as a practitioner and in management. He has also lectured in Philosophy and Religious Studies in Further Education and Psychology and Counselling in Adult and Higher Education.
