AND LOOK! WE LIVE!
by Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow
In a time when so many books on the American church either grimly chart the church's decline or offer the "one simple trick" that will turn things around, Bishop Kusserow does neither. Revisiting many of the biblical models for the church, he shows how they can be seen in new ways - or perhaps in the ways that they were meant. This is not a book about restoring the church to the way it used to be; this is a book about gratefully recognizing the church that is - and the church that was always intended.
Back cover remarks courtesy of the Rev. Gerald Morris, pastor of Lake Street United Methodist Church, Eau Claire, WI.
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What is the Gospel?
by Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow
How do we make sense of the endlessly differing retellings of a singular story? How do we apply its meaning when millions of readers have reached varying conclusions? What IS the Gospel?
Bishop Kusserow resists declaring one definitive answer and instead offers nine. To start with, the Gospel is not a story about Jesus… it is the story of Jesus, a living person whose story continues to grow as it includes the lives of the people who hear it.
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Leader’s Guide for Small Group Book Study:
This guide walks through the text by chapter and provides exercises for reflection and group conversation, as well as question prompts and advice for facilitators. It was written by Dr. Wendy Farone who serves on our Synod Council. This supplemental guide may serve as a small group study for confirmands, a study for adults who are interested in learning even more about the Gospel, or as serves your specific needs.
Podcast Interview
Bishop Kurt Kusserow was a guest on the Bethlehem Backchat podcast to talk about what does a synod actually do, the surprising joy of selling our building, and why vocation means more than what you do for a living.
This is a great introductory episode for members and councils of any congregation who might want to know more about the synod.
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