Every Christian desires to follow the Bible. But many of the things the Bible teaches—such as its instructions on how to treat slaves or its direction to sell everything one owns—seem to have little relevance to modern life. Picking and choosing what applies today leaves many readers frustrated and confused.Is it possible that Christians are asking the wrong question of Scripture? Ron Martoia suggests that the narrative sweep of the Bible is lost when it is reduced to quips and maxims. Faithfulness to the text requires faithfulness to its narrative form. Reflecting a high view of Scripture and a profound belief in its power to change lives, Martoia helps readers read the Bible so that its story shapes their own stories. In this new light, readers can move beyond the confusion about what is true today and what is “outdated.”With a passion for seeing people experience revolutionary change in their spiritual lives, Martoia shows readers how to look at the big picture of the Bible. As they will soon find out, the view is incredible.
Martoia, one of today's keenest Christian observers and thinkers, explains why evangelism is more difficult now than ever before. He asserts people today are disillusioned, disenfranchised, and less open to the biggest story of all: the message of God's redeeming grace.
The author explores how the words that many Christians use to describe their faith are tragically shutting down spiritual conversations. He believes the religious vocabulary of evangelical Christians tends to create confusion about what the Scriptures actually teach.
Every Christian desires to follow the Bible. But many of the things the Bible teaches—such as its instructions on how to treat slaves or its direction to sell everything one owns—seem to have little relevance to modern life. Picking and choosing what applies today leaves many readers frustrated and confused.Is it possible that Christians are asking the wrong question of Scripture? Ron Martoia suggests that the narrative sweep of the Bible is lost when it is reduced to quips and maxims. Faithfulness to the text requires faithfulness to its narrative form. Reflecting a high view of Scripture and a profound belief in its power to change lives, Martoia helps readers read the Bible so that its story shapes their own stories. In this new light, readers can move beyond the confusion about what is true today and what is “outdated.”With a passion for seeing people experience revolutionary change in their spiritual lives, Martoia shows readers how to look at the big picture of the Bible. As they will soon find out, the view is incredible.
Martoia, one of today's keenest Christian observers and thinkers, explains why evangelism is more difficult now than ever before. He asserts people today are disillusioned, disenfranchised, and less open to the biggest story of all: the message of God's redeeming grace.
The author explores how the words that many Christians use to describe their faith are tragically shutting down spiritual conversations. He believes the religious vocabulary of evangelical Christians tends to create confusion about what the Scriptures actually teach.
We were all amazed the first time we saw something "morph" on TV. A man's face morphed into a woman's, or a truck morphed into a car. The liquid smoothness was astonishing. Transformation happened before our very eyes, though our minds may have had trouble believing it! Pastors are God's agents of change in the church. In this book, Martoia exhibits clear insight and in-the-trenches practicality as he explores the need for transforming not only our churches but also their leaders! He doesn't merely help you adapt to today's changes, but works to transform you into tomorrow's leader. The world is morphing around us. And with it, leadership is changing -- the tasks and the skills, the culture and the expectations, and even the leaders themselves. For the church to have a voice in this morphing matrix, she too must morph. And for a church to morph, its leader must take the lead by morphing first! This book is about the interplay of all those changes. The journey described in this book will guide you beyond mechanical and forced change to a continual God-flow of formation and transformation in you and your ministry. Book jacket.
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