{"product_id":"9780310331001_on-the-verge","title":"On the Verge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the Church can recover her original, apostolic ways and become a high-impact Jesus movement again in the West. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe church is on the verge of massive, category shifting, change. Contemporary church growth, despite its many blessings, has failed to stem the decline of Christianity in the West, and we are now facing the fact that more of the same will not produce different results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are already seeing this new form of the church emerge in our day--an apostolic, reproducing Movement that's driven by a desire to see Biblical Christianity reestablished. Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson call this the apostolic movement because it's more resonant with the form of church that we witness in the New Testament and in the great missional movements of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd we are on the verge of a new apostolic movement...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Christian thought-leaders Hirsch and Ferguson share a rich array of theology, theory, and best practices, along with inspiring stories about leaders who have rightly diagnosed their churches' failure to embrace a biblical model of mission and have moved toward a fuller expression of the gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Verge\u003c\/em\u003e will help church leaders: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImagine the contemporary Church from the apostolic \u003cem\u003eperspective\u003c\/em\u003e--how we got from there to here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShift our mindset from \u003cem\u003etechnique\u003c\/em\u003e (how to do church) to \u003cem\u003eembodiment\u003c\/em\u003e (how to live as Christ's Church)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to value, approach, and understand \u003cem\u003einnovation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove whole-heartedly toward the \u003cem\u003eapostolic, missional movement\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the best and brightest leaders in the contemporary church are now making shifts in the way they think, lead, and organize. \u003cem\u003eOn the Verge\u003c\/em\u003e will help church leaders discover how these forerunners and their insights are launching a new apostolic movement?and how any church can get involved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40702226399281,"sku":"9780310331001","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780310331001.jpg?v=1757708501","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780310331001_on-the-verge","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}