{"product_id":"sailboat-church-helping-your-church-rethink-its-mission-and-practice-9780664259587","title":"Sailboat Church: Helping Your Church Rethink Its Mission and Practice","description":"Is your church a rowboat church or a sailboat church? \u003cp\u003eRowboat churches depend largely on human effort. When church budgets shrink and membership declines, rowboat churches frantically row harder against a current, often frustrated and disappointed at their efforts. Sailboat churches, on the other hand, take up the oars, hoist sails, and rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguing that churches should be \"sailboats,\" Joan S. Gray encourages readers to shift concern from the many daily, practical concerns of their local church to fresh ideas that can be found using the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The book includes forty days of sailing prayers, quotes from Scripture, brief reflection questions, and an extensive bibliography that is arranged by theme. Perfect for groups to read together, this book will help leaders reframe their church's mission and practice with the Holy Spirit as their guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan S. Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westminster John Knox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780664259587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGray, Joan S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan S. Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is a teaching elder living in Atlanta, GA. She was moderator of the 217th General Assembly of the PC(USA).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Joan S. Gray \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659143430301,"sku":"9780664259587","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e59af1b0-7b5a-4549-bd08-9080549a0b1b.jpg?v=1771351338","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/sailboat-church-helping-your-church-rethink-its-mission-and-practice-9780664259587","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}