Thy Kingdom Connected (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith): What the Church Can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks

Thy Kingdom Connected (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith): What the Church Can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks

Thy Kingdom Connected (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith): What the Church Can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks

Thy Kingdom Connected (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith): What the Church Can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks

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Overview

Networks are everywhere. From our roads to our relationships, from our food supply to our power grids, networks are an integral part of how we live. Similarly, our churches, denominations, and even the kingdom of God are networks. Knowing how networks function and how to work with rather than against them has enormous implications for how we do ministry.

In Thy Kingdom Connected, Dwight J. Friesen brings the complex theories of networking to church leaders in easy-to-understand, practical ways. Rather than bemoaning the modern disintegration of things like authority and structure, Friesen inspires hope for a more connective vision of life with God. He shows those involved in ministry how they can maximize already existing connections between people in order to spread the Gospel, get people plugged in at their churches, and grow together as disciples.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441208019
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/01/2009
Series: emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Dwight J. Friesen (DMin, George Fox University) is assistant professor of practical theology at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle. He was the founding pastor of Quest: A Christ-Commons in Bellevue, Washington, and lives in Seattle, Washington, with his family.

Table of Contents

Cluster 1 Seeing Connectively

Foreword: Let There Be Links by Leonard Sweet 11

Preface: One Pastor's Quest for a More Connective Way 15

Introduction: Improving Our Connective Sight by Readjusting Our Lenses 21

Cluster 2 God's Networked Kingdom

1 The Networked Kingdom: Harnessing the Power of Social Networks 33

2 Links: Different Kinds of Relationships and Why They Matter 45

3 Nodes: Unleashing the Networked Person 61

Cluster 3 Leading That Connects

4 Connective Leaders: The Parable of Google 79

5 Leading Connectively: How Chaordic Life Reorients Leading 91

Cluster 4 Networked Church

6 Christ-Commons: Reimagining the Body of the Institutional Church 105

7 Christ-Clusters: Reimagining the Soul of the Local Church 119

Cluster 5 Connective Practices

8 Missional And'ing: The Sneeze Effect and the Viral Gospel 133

9 Network Ecology: Caring for the Networks You Are In 147

10 Weaving a Tapestry: Networking Spiritual Formation 161

Afterword: The Great Connection by Dan Allender 175

Notes 178

Acknowledgments 188

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