{"product_id":"the-new-friars-the-emerging-movement-serving-the-worlds-poor-paperback","title":"The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott A. Bessenecker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFinalist, Fourth Annual Outreach Resource of the Year (2006)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eVows--exclusive promises or commitments--are almost unheard of these days. They're considered a quaint relic of times past when open options were not such highly regarded virtues. But many people in this commitment-averse culture are begging for someone to set the bar higher, to call them to higher levels of devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the ages God has consistently attracted a few in every crowd who would make and keep vows, and called them to stick out, act out and speak out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe New Friars\u003c\/i\u003e Scott Bessenecker profiles young Christians who have voluntarily removed themselves from the status quo in order to seek justice and mercy with the poorest of the world's poor. These new friars are carrying on the work of the monastic tradition, the spirit of Francis and Clare of Assisi, St. Patrick and St. Brigid, the Jesuits and Nestorians and Moravians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Friars\u003c\/i\u003e will show you that with God all things--even uncommon acts of courageous faith--are possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott A. Bessenecker\u003c\/b\u003e is director of global projects with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship\/USA. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eQuest for Hope in the Slum Community\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). His articles have appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eMission Maker Magazine, PRISM, Student Leadership Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvangelical Missions Quarterly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 199\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.14 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751851655456,"sku":"9780830836017","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3e5cc329dc5281d4de35a9b4210a29a8.webp?v=1779981884","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-friars-the-emerging-movement-serving-the-worlds-poor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}