{"product_id":"being-church-paperback","title":"Being Church - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn F. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Wilson-Hartgrove\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat modern church doesn't call itself a \"\"community\"\"? Yet for how many is it real? How many churches form disciples intimately connected enough to call themselves Christ's \"\"body\"\"? How many form disciples who know the relational arts that create a robust unity? How many form disciples practiced in the ways of sacrificial love? Pastor John Alexander, a thirty-year veteran of living in Christian communities, yearns for all the wonder and promise of the New Testament vision of church to come true. After struggling with Scripture in live-together church communities, he shares the Scriptural practices and wisdom that make for an authentic, sustainable, and joyful life together. For any person or church wanting to move beyond the cliche of \"\"community\"\" to the radical vision of the New Testament, this book is an invaluable guide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Alexander earned a degree in philosophy and psychology at Oxford University and a master's degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and pursued doctoral studies at Northwestern University. He taught at Wheaton College, edited \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, authored \u003ci\u003eYour Money or Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secular Squeeze\u003c\/i\u003e, and was pastor of Church of the Sojourners (a live-together church community in San Francisco) before his death in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702453997631,"sku":"9781608998692","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a4cfc75a353b6d575a79044591e296b4_be5ed036-2478-47ad-b4b7-2cc67b0ad2f7.webp?v=1765024692","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/being-church-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}