Worship and Mission After Christendom

by Alan Kreider, Eleanor Kreider

In this time of post-Christendom, worship and mission are to be integrated anew. This is the view of Alan Kreider & Eleanor Kreider. Worship and Mission After Christendom looks at how we can re-think our understanding of "worship" and of "mission".

Worship and Mission After Christendom, authors Alan Kreider & Eleanor Kreider discuss how mission is now emerging as God's mission, where God is calling all Christians to participate in His plan, and how Worship is changing too; becoming more narrative-based, telling the story of God and celebrating His works both past and present to inspire us to live in hope as people of God.

In Worship and Mission After Christendom Alan Kreider & Eleanor Kreider point out that worship is being evaluated not by 'worship experience', but by how it empowers Christians to participate in God's mission, first by seeking His Kingdom and His justice.

Genres: Theology, Church

291 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2009

Reviews

[Alan Stucky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alan and Eleanor Kreider's new book that draws on worship and mission in the early church to gain insights for what church can/should/will be in the changing religious landscape as Christendom comes to an end. So far, it's fantastic. Although, anything by these authors is pretty much fantastic.

[Jacqueline Coleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Informative. Extremely helpful for my paper on missions and worship as necessary to and informing one another. Glad I read it, but it had a bit too much repetition for my taste.

[Sagely · Rating 5 out of 5]

I opened this book first and foremost for the "after Christendom" portion of the title. I'm involved in a conversation in my denomination about how we are to be and do church in post-Christendom.

While the Kreiders didn't disappoint in their overview of the shifts between pre-Christendom, Christendom, and post-Christendom (their scholarship was up to snuff), I appreciated far more Worship and Mission After Christendom for its reflections on the interplay of worship and mission, especially in a global perspective.

This book is well worth a read to anyone involved in shaping the worship habits of a Christian community.

[James Palmer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Has some incredible moments of clarity and beauty in what they try to put across.

However it's repetitive, dull and cliched in the argument it puts across.

It's right to combine worship and mission and it's right to question how we make out acts and life of worship match up.

[Dan McCosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I have read about the liturgy of the early church and the impact of the end of Christendom. Practical chapters on how the church needs to consider if it is to be disciples for Christ. I recommend to anyone interested in what we need to do to spread the kingdom of God.