The Hyphenateds

Can emergence Christianity help established denominations understand that radical transformation means more than a new worship service? When hearing complaints that church is irrelevant, can mainliners understand that reclaiming relevancy means more than changing meeting locations from church buildings to coffeeshops? Yes, say the writers of The Hyphenateds, as they show you how they've done it. Book jacket.

Phil Snider is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a pastor at Brentwood Christian Church in Springfield, Missouri. He is the coauthor of Toward a Hopeful Future: Why the Emergent Church Is Good News for Mainline Congregations and contributor to Banned Questions about Jesus. He blogs at http://www.philsnider.net.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
About the Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Innovating with Integrity: Exploring the Core and Innovative Edges of Postmodern Ministry	p. 1
Monocultural Church in a Hybrid World	p. 12
A New Day Rising in the Church	p. 26
Why Luthermergent? Because We Always Have Been and Better Be Now and Forevermore, or We Probably Aren't Really Lutheran	p. 36
Satanism in the Suburbs; Ordination as Insubordination	p. 47
Net-A-Narratives: The Evolution of the Story in Our Culture, Philosophy, and Faith	p. 61
The Imperative of Imagination	p. 70
The Postmodern Pan and the ForeverNeverland	p. 81
Peekaboo Jesus: Looking for an Emergent Savior in a Post-Christendom Culture	p. 93
Mobius Operandi: Ambiguity and the Challenge of Radical Discipleship	p. 109
Emerging from the Lectionary	p. 116
Improvising with Tradition: A Case (Self) Study	p. 127
Emerging from the Jersey Shore: Secular, Generational, and Theological Frontiers	p. 142
Afterword: All in the Family	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 159
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