When two or three gather in my name: the new science, an ancient practice, and the (re)discovery of missional imagination and practice within a congregation plunged into conflict and chaos

Chris William Erdman

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When two or three gather in my name: the new science, an ancient practice, and the (re)discovery of missional imagination and practice within a congregation plunged into conflict and chaos

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Chris William Erdman. When Two Or Three Gather In My Name: the New Science, an Ancient Practice, and the (re)discovery of Missional Imagination and Practice Within a Congregation Plunged Into Conflict and Chaos. Columbia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/abd32873-7571-46c5-bf80-1c13be95563e.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

C. W. Erdman. When two or three gather in my name: the new science, an ancient practice, and the (re)discovery of missional imagination and practice within a congregation plunged into conflict and chaos. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/abd32873-7571-46c5-bf80-1c13be95563e

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Chris William Erdman. When Two Or Three Gather In My Name: the New Science, an Ancient Practice, and the (re)discovery of Missional Imagination and Practice Within a Congregation Plunged Into Conflict and Chaos. Columbia Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/abd32873-7571-46c5-bf80-1c13be95563e.

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Chris William Erdman

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Abstract

Modern churches reduced ordinary disciples to passive receivers of the will of God as discerned by clergy who often functioned like corporate CEOs. In a time of massive chaos both outside and inside the congregation, this project argues that the post-Christendom, Postmodern, post-9.11 context requires a (re)discovery of neglected forms of being and leading the church. Exploring the partnership between a biblical ecclesiology and the new discoveries in science and organizational theory, this case study proposes the ancient practice of simple, Scripture-shaped conversations as a process through which leadership and ecclesial practices are (trans)formed within the missional church.

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