Interplace: The Circle of Belonging

by Terry Swenson

Publisher:

Faithlife

, 2013

Overview

In Interplace: The Circle of Belonging, Terry Swenson gives a refreshing look into living in a community of love with God and with others. He examines what these communities look like and how we are supposed to live them out in today’s world. Swenson does this through a two-phase process. In the first phase, he studies Jesus’ advice to figure out what is happening in the culture around us while we seek to live the Missio Dei (mission of God). The second phase discusses how we communicate the Gospel and build our community in a culture that is so distinct from previous historical times.

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Key Features

• Discusses how to build authentic Christian community
• Explores what these communities look like in modern culture

Contents

Top Highlights

“In His Kingdom, Jesus wants inclusiveness. He embraces diversity. He calls for us to tear down the dividing walls of race, ethnicity, culture, socio-economic biases and gender discrimination. He wants us to reach past generational differences. Christ’s imperative is clear. But, in this world of ever-increasing tribal fragmentation, how do we communicate Christ’s Kingdom dynamics in a coherent manner? How can we establish a connectedness? How can we develop community?” (source)

“To interface, we must embrace—who each other is, how we process life, how we experience things, what our stories are and how those stories are determinant for us.” (source)

“‘help people connect the lone and lonely dots of their lives and their world so that the big picture of wholeness and holiness can emerge’?” (source)

“By walking on the water, Jesus was showing them that all that they feared in life could be overcome through Him.” (source)

“developed a great hunger for depth in interpersonal relationships and the building and establishing of community” (source)

Product Details

• Title: Interplace: The Circle of Belonging
• Author: Terry Swenson
• Publisher: Terry Swenson
• Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 114

About Terry Swenson

Terry Swenson is campus chaplain and associate professor of the School of Religion for Loma Linda University. He also is a leader of One Project, an international grassroots movement of young adult Seventh-day Adventists committed to Christ alone as their foundation of faith and action. His MDiv from Andrews University Seminary and DMin from George Fox University have enhanced his ministry with young people, as a pastor in California and for the past 11 years at Loma Linda.