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Kevin Avram
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Limitations |
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English |
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Paperback |
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120 |
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2009-04-15 |
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1886296537 |
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Arrow Publications, Inc. |
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0.25 pounds |
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5.31 x 0.3 x 8.17 inches |
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Product Description
Limitations is a clear explanation of the way we understand church in western society, and why. Author Kevin Avram contrasts the Greek understanding of ekklesia with the unspoken assumptions about "church as a corporation" that we hold in western society today. He explains in a step-by-step manner how the concept of corporation has influenced the way so many Christians understand church, and then shapes their attitude toward leadership, authority, giving, and much more.
In easy-to-understand fashion, Avram goes on to explain the sometimes subtle but significant difference between power and authority, and then contrasts the profound outcome when we fail to distinguish between Christian self-sufficiency, and dependence upon the Father that is rooted in humility. For pastors and mature believers, the ideas in the book and the careful yet far-reaching explanations will be freeing and life giving.
The book will be especially useful for Christian leaders, mature Christians, or for those who may have been damaged or wounded by Christian leaders who confused the mandate and authority of a corporate leader/manager with the exercising of a five-fold ministry gift.
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Many Christians, church leaders, and demographic analysts recognize that a growing number of Christians who faithfully attended the institutional church for years, are abandoning it in favor of out-of-the institution Christianity. Avram says in many instances these are not backslidden believers, but men and women who genuinely love God, and simply want more than church, as they have known it, seems to be able to offer. The book identifies why so many Christians are arriving at such a conclusion, and at the same time, delves into the reasons many who haven't left the institutional church, at times, might feel constrained or limited.
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