{"product_id":"the-starters-way-edward-olsworth-peter-9781640658486","title":"The Starter's Way: Leading New Contextual Christian Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA call for new ways of starting thriving church communities, based on global case studies of churches who have innovated from within their local communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs many established churches struggle to connect with people in increasingly post-Christian societies, there has been a vital shift in focus toward starting new Christian communities. Many of these new forms of church are incarnationally embedded in local contexts as leaders and neighbors together follow the Spirit's lead in asking, \"What would church look like for us together in this place?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book-edited by two leading thinkers around innovation in the Church, one from the United States, the other from the UK-brings a rich and international array of practitioners and scholars together to explore starting new contextual Christian communities as a way of life. Addressing this from an incarnational \"go and stay\" model of mission, it seeks to offer an alternative perspective. Rather than provide another how-to manual, the authors go deeper into unpacking the spiritual foundations, inward qualities, and outward practices that make for faithful, vibrant, and sustainable leadership of new Christian communities. Framed around fifteen paradigm-shifting principles, \u003ci\u003eThe Starter's Way\u003c\/i\u003e offers a hopeful exploration of the open-ended journey of developing new forms of church that are responsive to the Spirit and to the uniqueness of local neighborhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Olsworth-Peter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640658483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640658486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Church Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Edward Olsworth-Peter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425352270079,"sku":"9781640658486","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9036606c-fa02-43f1-8c25-2fb38d1d4157.jpg?v=1761538640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-starters-way-edward-olsworth-peter-9781640658486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}