Building Up the Church: Live Experiments in Faith Hope and Love

Synopsis: Building Up the Church: Live Experiments in Faith Hope and Love the companion volume to Jonathan Wilson-Hartgroves book New Monasticism: What It Has to Say to Todays Church (2008) is a practical study guide to invite the church to imagine that another ways is possible as it lives into its identity as Gods peculiar people (Titus 2:14). Its stories reflection questions and suggested exercises are designed to catalyze local churches and Christian communities into becoming laboratories for the gospel kingdom--that is communities that serve the living God and their neighbors by carrying out experiments in faith hope and love. Author Biography: A native of North Carolina Sam Ewell lives in Londrina Brazil with his wife Rosalee Velloso Ewell and their three children: James Isabella and Katharine. Sam is a theological educator networker local pastor (late convert to soccer . . . ) and missionary with Schools for Conversion-Latin America.