God's country : faith, hope, and the future of the Rural Church / Brad Roth ; foreword by Leonard Sweet.
Material type: TextPublisher: Harrisonburg, Virginia : Herald Press, 2017Description: 223 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781513801612
- 1513801619
- 9781513802398
- 1513802399
- 250.9173/4 23
- BV638 .R67 2017
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Print book for loan | Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection | BV638 .R67 2017 | Available | 31794003163251 | |||
Print book for loan | Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) | BV638 .R67 2017 | Available | 35898001723861 | |||
Print book for loan | Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) | BV638 .R67 2017 | Available | 31826003534857 | |||
Print book for loan | Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) | BV638 .R67 2017 | 1 | Available | 31826003514206 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Gather up the fagements: reclaiming a kingdom vision for trhe rural church -- Praise in place: God is somewher -- Abide: becoming the dust of the eart -- Watch: Vida painted on an adobe wall -- Pray: learning to pray with chickens -- Grow: wierding the axes -- Work the edges: stepping across the barbed wire -- Learn to die: congregational ars moriendi -- Befriend: on not being useful -- Dream: Zion on the migrash.
With the poetic force of Kathleen Norris and the pastoral warmth of Eugene Peterson, Kansas pastor Roth sets forth a vision for vibrant rural churches. Rediscover the stunning abundance of God's presence in rural communities.--Back cover.