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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael J Gehring , Joe A HambyPublisher: Resource Publications (CA) Imprint: Resource Publications (CA) Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9781666790627ISBN 10: 1666790621 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 14 January 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIn this powerful memoir, one of America's wisest pastors brings a discerning word about the church in our time. With his eye clearly on the crises around us . . ., Gehring rejects all gimmicks and schemes designed to 'save the church.' Instead, he keeps a firm theological grasp and employs a deft cultural analysis to find evidence of the Spirit blowing refreshing winds of resurrection hope through the church and the world. --Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, emeritus Michael gives us a memoir for the times. As the church emerges from one of its most momentous periods, Michael honestly portrays the hazards ahead, the barriers to be overcome, and the social crises to be addressed by looking back on his own vocation to ministry. Here's a truthful yet hopeful word for the church that we need to hear now more than ever. --Will Willimon, Duke University Divinity School This journal is a long lament on the annus horribilis of 2020. Like all good Christian laments, it upends optimism and leaves us in hope: Christ will have a church. We still don't know what the COVID-19 and Trump year mean. But counsel as wise as this from Michael Gehring can help us see again. I couldn't put the book down. --Jason Byassee, Vancouver School of Theology [FOR THE FRONT MATTER] Michael Gehring not only surveys critical historical milestones but gently and persuasively applies a spiritual indictment to the institutional church, which has sometimes missed opportunities to be a witness to right thinking, right action, or what the faith community identifies as 'righteousness.' Like a socially interested and passionate reporter, Gehring issues a series of prophetic challenges to the reader on a wide range of essential debates involving public theology and the sustainability of human community. --Vergel L. Lattimore III, Hood Theological Seminary In a season of pandemic, a seasoned pastor reflects on his life and ministry forced into isolation. . . . Gehring surveys the history and current signs of deterioration and incivility in our social, religious, and political spheres. . . . In a time of cultural and political upheaval, Gehring yet proclaims his hope in a God who will deliver us and bring renewed life to the church, our nation, and our world. --Charlene P. Kammerer, Bishop, The United Methodist Church, retired With a refreshing mixture of candor and hope, Michael Gehring's memoir of church life in these tumultuous times elicits laughter and tears. In these pages, we feel the church struggle and writhe, much as Jacob wrestles until he gets his blessing. Without shying away from politics, pandemics, or denominational turmoil, Gehring's account allows us a glimpse into the future where God is making all things new, and we dare to hope for God's work to continue through us. --Robin Crews Wilson, Interim Lead Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Dothan, Alabama """In this powerful memoir, one of America's wisest pastors brings a discerning word about the church in our time. With his eye clearly on the crises around us . . ., Gehring rejects all gimmicks and schemes designed to 'save the church.' Instead, he keeps a firm theological grasp and employs a deft cultural analysis to find evidence of the Spirit blowing refreshing winds of resurrection hope through the church and the world."" --Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, emeritus ""Michael gives us a memoir for the times. As the church emerges from one of its most momentous periods, Michael honestly portrays the hazards ahead, the barriers to be overcome, and the social crises to be addressed by looking back on his own vocation to ministry. Here's a truthful yet hopeful word for the church that we need to hear now more than ever."" --Will Willimon, Duke University Divinity School ""This journal is a long lament on the annus horribilis of 2020. Like all good Christian laments, it upends optimism and leaves us in hope: Christ will have a church. We still don't know what the COVID-19 and Trump year mean. But counsel as wise as this from Michael Gehring can help us see again. I couldn't put the book down."" --Jason Byassee, Vancouver School of Theology [FOR THE FRONT MATTER] ""Michael Gehring not only surveys critical historical milestones but gently and persuasively applies a spiritual indictment to the institutional church, which has sometimes missed opportunities to be a witness to right thinking, right action, or what the faith community identifies as 'righteousness.' Like a socially interested and passionate reporter, Gehring issues a series of prophetic challenges to the reader on a wide range of essential debates involving public theology and the sustainability of human community."" --Vergel L. Lattimore III, Hood Theological Seminary ""In a season of pandemic, a seasoned pastor reflects on his life and ministry forced into isolation. . . . Gehring surveys the history and current signs of deterioration and incivility in our social, religious, and political spheres. . . . In a time of cultural and political upheaval, Gehring yet proclaims his hope in a God who will deliver us and bring renewed life to the church, our nation, and our world."" --Charlene P. Kammerer, Bishop, The United Methodist Church, retired ""With a refreshing mixture of candor and hope, Michael Gehring's memoir of church life in these tumultuous times elicits laughter and tears. In these pages, we feel the church struggle and writhe, much as Jacob wrestles until he gets his blessing. Without shying away from politics, pandemics, or denominational turmoil, Gehring's account allows us a glimpse into the future where God is making all things new, and we dare to hope for God's work to continue through us."" --Robin Crews Wilson, Interim Lead Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Dothan, Alabama" Author InformationMichael J. Gehring, a United Methodist Elder, serves in the Western North Carolina Conference. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology at Hood Theological Seminary. His publications include The Oxbridge Evangelist: Motivations, Practices, and Legacy of C. S. Lewis (2017), As the Broken White Lines Become One: A Spiritual Travelogue (2018), and coeditor of The Logic of Evangelism Revisited (2019). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |