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Is your church a rowboat church or a sailboat church? Rowboat churches depend largely on human effort. When church budgets shrink and membership declines, rowboat churches frantically row harder against a current, often frustrated and disappointed at their efforts. Sailboat churches, on the other hand, take up the oars, hoist sails, and rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them. Arguing that churches should be "sailboats," Joan S. Gray encourages readers to shift concern from the many daily, practical concerns of their local church to fresh ideas that can be found using the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The book includes forty days of sailing prayers, quotes from Scripture, brief reflection questions, and an extensive bibliography that is arranged by theme. Perfect for groups to read together, this book will help leaders reframe their church's mission and practice with the Holy Spirit as their guide. No library descriptions found. |
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However, I really got hung up on the word "discernment" and its variations. Though I am a college graduate and a lifetime Presbyterian, this is a word that I have NEVER used in my vocabulary and beginning on about page 52, she uses it consistently (much too frequently for my comfort level), and I had to do a lot of research on its meaning, its synonyms, antonyms, etc. ( )