Building a people of power :equipping churches to transform their communities /by Robert C. Linthicum.

Name/Title

Building a people of power :equipping churches to transform their communities /by Robert C. Linthicum.

Description

Where to begin : the Shalom community as the dream of Scripture -- How Jesus built a people of power : a journey through the Four Gospels -- God's work of salvation as foundation for building a people of power -- Working for the Shalom of your society : God's call to the church -- Relational power's most radical act : individual meetings -- Building people power through the iron rule -- Calling forth and building leaders -- What is it about organizing that empowers people? -- Confrontation, negotiation, and using power : lessons from Jesus, Paul, and Moses -- It wasn't about building a wall : what Nehemiah was really about -- What kind of transformation are we seeking? -- Building a church of power. xv, 348 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Linthicum, Robert C.

Place Published

City

Waynesboro, GA

Date Published

2006

Publication Subjects

City churches. Church work with the poor. Communities--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Call No.

BV637 .L56 2006

ISBN

9781932805512 (pbk.)

LCCN

2005034219

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-348).