Back to Zero
The Search to Rediscover the Methodist Movement
| Author | Gil Rendle |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Abingdon Press |
| Publication Date | 2/2012 |
| Binding | Book - Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781426740398 |
| Retail Price | $14.99 |
| Discount Price | $9.99 (33% discount) |
At the heart of becoming a spiritual movement once again is the requirement that we develop a new understanding of connection as Christians and as United Methodists. We are currently at a time in which United Methodists are reinventing denominational connectionalism. One way of framing the issue is to distinguish between members and disciples, or consumers (those who wait for the institution to care for their needs) and citizens (those who are willing to commit themselves to and be held accountable for the whole of the community).
United Methodism has nurtured generations of leaders and congregations that see themselves as consumers of the resources and attention of the denomination. The impulse toward movement is challenging spiritually purposeful leaders and congregations to risk becoming citizens who fully expect to make a difference in the lives of individuals and also in the world through an encounter with Christ.