{"product_id":"this-is-gods-table-finding-church-beyond-the-walls-paperback","title":"This Is God's Table: Finding Church Beyond the Walls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Woofenden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan a barren city lot become a church? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of an audacious journey. It's the story of what happens when people garden, worship, and eat together--and invite anyone and everyone to join them. In \u003ci\u003eThis Is God's Table\u003c\/i\u003e, writer and pastor Anna Woofenden describes the way that the wealthy and the poor, the aged and the young, the housed and unhoused become a community in this once-empty lot. Together they plant and sustain a thriving urban farm, worship God, and share a weekly meal. Together they craft a shared life and a place of authenticity where all are welcome. Readers of Nadia Bolz-Weber, Sara Miles, and Diana Butler Bass will find here a kindred vision for a church without walls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As churches across the Western world wither, what would it take to find a raw, honest, gritty way of doing church--one rooted in place, nurtured by grace, and grounded in God's expansive love? What would it take to carry the liturgy outside the gates? What if we were to discover that in feeding others, we are fed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is God's table. Come and eat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan a barren city lot become a church? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of an audacious journey. It's the story of what happens when people garden, worship, and eat together--and invite anyone and everyone to join them. In \u003ci\u003eThis Is God's Table\u003c\/i\u003e, writer and pastor Anna Woofenden describes the way that the wealthy and the poor, the aged and the young, the housed and unhoused become a community in this once-empty lot. Together they plant and sustain a thriving urban farm, worship God, and share a weekly meal. Together they craft a shared life and a place of authenticity where all are welcome. Readers of Nadia Bolz-Weber, Sara Miles, and Diana Butler Bass will find here a kindred vision for a church without walls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As churches across the Western world wither, what would it take to find a raw, honest, gritty way of doing church--one rooted in place, nurtured by grace, and grounded in God's expansive love? What would it take to carry the liturgy outside the gates? What if we were to discover that in feeding others, we are fed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is God's table. Come and eat.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Woofenden\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, speaker, pastor, and leading voice in the food and faith movement. She is the founding pastor of the Garden Church in San Pedro, California, founder of Feed and Be Fed Farm, and cohost of the \u003ci\u003eFood and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e podcast. She serves as the Protestant chaplain at Amherst College and lives with her husband David in Northampton, Massachusetts. Woofenden\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis passionate about spirituality, justice, food, the earth, and community, and is driven by a calling to reimagine church. Connect with her at AnnaWoofenden.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760059810080,"sku":"9781513804835","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aceacdad0de225f3529f4cdda0533517.webp?v=1780170366","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-is-gods-table-finding-church-beyond-the-walls-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}