Prodigal Christianity: 10 Signposts into the Missional Frontier [Hardcover]

Prodigal Christianity offers a down-to-earth, accessible, and yet provocative understanding of God's mission of redemption in the world, and how followers of Christ can participate in this work. It speaks into the discontent of all those who have exhausted conservative, liberal, and even emergent ways of being Christian and are looking for a new way forward. It offers building blocks for missional theology and practice that moves Christians into a gospel-centered way of life for our culture and our times.

• Offers a compelling and creative vision for North American Christians
• Puts forth a theology and ten critical signposts that must be observed to follow a missional way of life: post-Christendom, missio Dei, incarnation, witness, scripture, gospel, church, sexuality, justice, pluralism
• Asks questions and points to issues that trouble many leaders in the post-modern, post-denominational, post-Christendom church

This book can fill the gap for the average Christian left discontented with the current options after evangelicalism.

About the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series xi

Preface and Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction: Following Jesus into the Far Countrythe Winter of Our Discontent xix

Signpost One: Post-Christendom 1

Into the Far Country: The Journey into Post-Christendom

Signpost Two: Missio Dei 16

With the Prodigal God: The Journey into Gods Mission

Signpost Three: Incarnation 31

On the Ground: The Journey into Everyday Life

Signpost Four: Witnessl³2