SFC 103: Building Up the Church
New monasticism is a pro-church movement. Not everyone is called to live a monastic life, but the practices of monastic communities should always be good news for the church. SFC’s Building Up the Church is an opportunity to explore what you and your church can learn from monasticism, the oldest form of counter-culture in the West.
New Study Materials for Churches
New Monasticism: What It Has to Say to Today’s Church (Baker) is Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove’s introduction to new monasticism and the gifts it has to offer the church in a time a rapid change. Sam Ewell’s Building Up the Church: Experiments in Faith, Hope, and Love (Wipf and Stock) is an interactive study guide based on Jonathan’s book, designed to lead small groups into an authentic engagement with new monasticism.
We’re excited about the support these materials have already received from people across the spectrum of American Christianity. Evangelical author and preacher Tony Campolo celebrates how they make “the lifestyle of Jesus a realistic possibility in our present age.” Our Franciscan brother, Fr. Richard Rohr, says, “new monasticism is discovering what is always rediscoveredÑand always bears great life for the gospel.” Phyllis Tickle, an Episcopalian authority on American religion has called the book “rich in personal and historical insights... both beguiling and highly credible.”
To order these materials for your church, click on the images above or call:
- For copies of New Monasticism, Baker’s Church Resource line at 1-800-679-1957 x 155
- For copies of the study guide, Wipf and Stock Orders at 1-541-344-1528
Building Up the Church Events
Beginning in September 2008, School for Conversion will host one day Building Up the Church Events in cities across the United States and Canada. To register for one of these SFC 103 courses in your city, click here. If you are interested in hosting one of these events in your city, please complete the form below.