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WHEN
THERE'S NO BURNING BUSH
Following
Your Passions to Discover God's Call
by Gary Morsch and Eddy Hall
(Baker Books)
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In a day when most
North American Christians would quickly
agree that all Christians are called to
ministry, why do so few know what God is
calling them to do? The authors believe
that several paralyzing myths, false
beliefs about ministry that are on the
loose in North American churches, are
largely to blame. This book takes on six
such myths to empower the people of your
congregation to recognize and say yes to
God's call.
While this book can
help the individual Christian discover and
live out God's call for his or her
ministry, it was not written primarily for
the individual Christian. Designed for use
in classes, small groups, or church
retreats, (the included study/action guide
has eight interactive sessions) its
primary purpose is congregational
empowerment. When one-third or more of the
adults in a congregation have completed
this discovery process, the likely result
is a transformation of the culture of the
church into one where it is normative for
members to know and be fulfilling their
personal calls to ministry
Many "lay ministry"
resources focus on helping churches do a
better job of matching people to the right
ministry slots. When There's No Burning
Bush proposes a far more radical
solution–saying good-bye to
slot-filling and program-driven ministry
and embracing a call-driven ministry
paradigm for the entire congregation.
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