From Carol Howard Merritt
Reframing Hope Vital Ministry in a New Generation
Hope may look different to a 25-year-old web designer than it does to a 60-year-old deacon. But it is hope nonetheless.
Order Now – $17 + shippingIn Reframing Hope, Merritt takes a look at what ministry in, with, and by a new generation might look like. She understands that we are not creating from nothing the vital ministry of the next generation. Instead, we are working through what we have, sorting out the best parts, acknowledging and healing from the worst, and reframing it all.
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Download NowFinally, I thought as I read this book, somebody ‘gets it.’”
Reframing Hope is not a call to be less than we are as mainline congregations. Instead, Merritt passionately, prophetically and tenderly calls us out to be more fully who we are.”
The blogosphere is filled with praise for Reframing Hope
I hope people use this book in their adult formation groups and seriously ponder what she offers, looking, without fear, into their future and how the Spirit is calling them to new life.
This book is a great resource for churches who are feeling lost and unsure of their own future as the community they are located in is far different than the one in which they began in decades, or even hundreds of years ago.
Carol helps us see ministry in the future by being attentive to what people actually need and want rather than what we think they need and want.
About The Author
Carol Howard Merritt is also the author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation. She is quickly becoming known as one of the “go to” voices who teach the church how to truly engage young adults on their own terms. Carol blogs at tribalchurch.org; is the co-host, with Bruce Reyes-Chow, of the podcast, God Complex Radio; and contributes frequently to Huffington Post. She is a pastor at Western Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., known for its deep commitment to serving the poor in the city.
About The Publisher
If you want to move the world, move a congregation. The Alban Institute was founded in 1974 as a major resource for American congregations facing the challenges of a changing society. While today’s challenges are even more pressing than they were three decades ago, the opportunities have never been clearer for congregations to be vital communities of faith, health, and leadership.