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Church on The Move

From isolation to community

by Adrian Peck

All this time, we’ve been doing what’s right – but have we been doing what’s good?

More to the point, should the emphasis really be on our ‘doing’ at all, or rather on our ‘being’ – each of us being made in the image of God?

Adrian Peck, a minister of the Gospel with many years’ experience, thoughtfully unpacks the parable of the good Samaritan to discover inclusivity, acceptance and other-centredness in the Holy Scriptures. In the process, he uncovers truths that can transform your ministry, your church, and even your life.

Introduction – Journey’s beginning, journey’s hope
From neighbours to communities of neighbourliness
From doing to loving
From relief to discomfort
From bounded to centred
The story of Anywhere Church: from best practice to tradition, and from doctrine to people
From person to personhood
From worshipper to ‘worshopper’
From worthiness to citizenship
From values to ‘all in’
From worrying about me to being a star!
From purity to disgust
From disgust to mercy
From shame to mercy
From disgust to shame
From shameful me to the image of God
From shame to vulnerability
From exclusion to acceptance
Epilogue – Journey’s end