Steve Langford

Broschiertes Buch

A God-Shaped World

Exploring Jesus?s Teachings about the Kingdom of God and the Implications for the Church Today

Beschreibung

The kingdom of God was the central theme of Jesus?s preaching. Yet in spite of the centrality of the kingdom in Jesus?s ministry, the kingdom of God is far from a dominant theme in most mainline Protestant pulpits and churches. Preaching and teaching about the kingdom have been supplanted by such great themes as personal salvation, heaven and hell, faith, sin, the church, missions and evangelism, justice issues, stewardship, and moral living. So where is the kingdom? In A God-Shaped World, author and pastor Steve Langford shows how the kingdom of God grows out of and is an expression of the character of God. The kingdom of God is the realm in which the divine character shapes the way we live so that we do the will of God in every dimension of our lives. A God-Shaped World identifies the four central characteristics of the kingdom of God, how out of step the ways of the kingdom are to the fear-based, self-serving ways inherent to the human condition, and the implications of the kingdom for followers of Jesus today. The Lord?s Prayer teaches us that the kingdom of God is inseparably tied to God?s character and will. The kingdom of God is where life is patterned after the merciful, gracious character of God, where the ways of God are lived, and where the will of God is done?here on the earth!

Autor

Steve Langford—also known as Pastor Steve—has dedicated his adult life to the study and teaching of scripture in the local church with a focus on spiritual formation. In the spiritual communities in which he has walked, he is known as a gifted teacher with a prophetic spirit. He served as a pastor for fifty years, first in Baptist life and then as an ordained elder in the Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Since retiring in 2019, he serves as a spiritual guide, Bible study teacher, and Bowen Family Systems coach/counselor in addition to writing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Howard Payne University along with master and doctor of ministry degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His post-doctoral work has been in Bowen Family System Theory with an applied focus on spiritual formation and leadership in the local church. Pastor Steve is married to Etta, his wife of fifty years. They have three adult sons and four grandchildren.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Westbow Press
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9781973602934
• ISBN-10: 1973602938
• Artikelnr.: 49457539