The new parish : how neighborhood churches are transforming mission, discipleship and community / Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. Friesen.

Introduction: Three lives transformed by rooting and linking together -- Part 1. Why do we need a new parish? Dislocated: naming the crisis we all create -- Misplaced: how the church lost its place -- Part 2. What is the new parish? Faithful presence: ending techniques for renewal that perpetuate fragmentation -- Ecclesial center: how worship beyond the gathering reconfigures the church -- New commons: finding the church in all of life -- Part 3. How do we practice the new parish? Presencing: adapting to the spirit's movement -- Rooting: growing stability within your place -- Linking: Connecting the church across places -- Leading: Living a life worth following -- Conclusion: Presence in a post-everything future.

"When ... faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. ... The gospel becomes so much more tangible and compelling when the local church is actually a part of the community, connected to the struggles of the people, and even the land itself." Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen have seen --

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