CONVERGENT CHURCH PB

This thought-provoking volume seeks to understand and evaluate the currents of the ecclesiastical scene. Bringing together conventional Christianity and the emergent church, Reid and Liederbach illustrate how the two are complimentary. Authors Alvin Reid and Mark Liederbach combine the strengths of conventional Christianity with the best contributions of the emerging church to envision a 'convergent' church. This new model attempts to move beyond the antipathy that has developed between conventional and emergent groups and urges Christians to honestly consider the best that each camp has to offer. Reid and Liederbach find biblical support for their new model of convergent Christianity in the ministry and teachings of the early Christians in Acts, and draw helpful parallels between the early church and the modern church.