{"product_id":"a-big-gospel-in-small-places-why-ministry-in-forgotten-communities-matters-paperback","title":"A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Witmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRaymond C. Ortlund Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 \u003ci\u003eWorld\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Book of the Year Short List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 The Gospel Coalition Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 Send Institute's Top Ten Church Planting Related Books of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin DeYoung's Top 10 Books of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesus loves small, insignificant places.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, Christian ministries have increasingly prioritized urban areas. Big cities and suburbs are considered more strategic, more influential, and more desirable places to live and work. After all, they're the centers for culture, arts, and education. More and more people are leaving small places and moving to big ones. As a ministry strategy, focusing on big places makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the gospel of Jesus is often unstrategic. In this book, pastor Stephen Witmer lays out an integrated theological vision for small-place ministry. Filled with helpful information about small places and with stories and practical advice from his own ministry, Witmer's book offers a compelling, comprehensive vision for small-place ministry today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus loves small places, and when we care deeply about them and invest in them over time, our ministry becomes a unique picture of the gospel--one that the world badly needs to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Witmer is the pastor of Pepperell Christian Fellowship in Pepperell, Massachusetts, and is an adjunct professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is also cofounder of Small Town Summits, an organization that serves rural churches and pastors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749326749984,"sku":"9780830841554","price":28.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9317c68290f6b7b32602a9bb6ab8729f.webp?v=1779929915","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-big-gospel-in-small-places-why-ministry-in-forgotten-communities-matters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}