{"product_id":"kingdom-conspiracy-returning-to-the-radical-mission-of-the-local-church-paperback-1","title":"Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScot McKnight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Award-Winning Challenge to Popular Ideas of the Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to Scot McKnight, \"kingdom\" is the biblical term most misused by Christians today. It has taken on meanings that are completely at odds with what the Bible says and has become a buzzword for both social justice and redemption. In \u003ci\u003eKingdom Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e, McKnight offers a sizzling biblical corrective and a fiercely radical vision for the role of the local church in the kingdom of God. Now in paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKingdom Conspiracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e2015 \u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e Resources of the Year Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eLeadership Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books for Church Leaders in 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a must-read for church leaders today.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A timely resource for the missional church to reexamine some basic assumptions that impact church practice in the everyday.\"--\u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Scot McKnight, \"kingdom\" is the biblical term most misused by Christians today. It has taken on meanings that are completely at odds with what the Bible says and has become a buzzword for both social justice and redemption. In \u003ci\u003eKingdom Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e, McKnight offers a sizzling biblical corrective and a fiercely radical vision for the role of the local church in the kingdom of God. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As both a pastor and an activist, I can say that the punches \u003ci\u003eKingdom Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e throws are as important as they are infuriating! At times it had me yelling 'Amen!' and at other times it just had me yelling. But if you keep wrestling, this book will inspire you to a greater vision of the church--greater than self-focused seclusion, greater than the coercion of a new clandestine Christendom, greater than personal social action. Scot is a kingdom pacifist picking fights with pastors and activists alike until we bleed with passion for what the local church is graced to be: where God's will is done, where the kingdom has come, where the incarnation is continued, where God's future is happening, now!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJarrod McKenna\u003c\/b\u003e, Australian Peace Award-winning activist, pastor, and cofounder of First Home Project \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eKingdom Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e, McKnight critiques those of us who have reduced the kingdom to social action or personal salvation. He then issues an invitation to embrace a kingdom theology rooted in the church; it's as simple as gathering and doing the things the church is called to do.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSara Barton\u003c\/b\u003e, Pepperdine University; author of \u003ci\u003eA Woman Called: Piecing Together the Ministry Puzzle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scot McKnight's pastoral heart and concern for Jesus' bride, the church, will bring tears to your eyes. The implications of \u003ci\u003eKingdom Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e will move you to practice what it teaches! This is essential reading for the church in a post-Christian America. Do someone a huge favor; buy them this book, which needs to be read by every Christian.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDerwin L. Gray\u003c\/b\u003e, lead pastor, Transformation Church\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Kingdom of God Is More Than Social Justice or Personal Salvation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is so much talk these days about 'the kingdom of God, ' and yet there is so much confusion about what this phrase even means! The result is that a beautiful, powerful concept that should be uniting the church is now contributing to its fragmentation. This is why \u003ci\u003eKingdom Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important and timeliest works to be written in recent years. McKnight brings much-needed clarity to what 'kingdom of God' means--and doesn't mean--and how it relates to the church and its mission. This is a book that needs to be read by everyone--scholars and laypeople alike--who wants to understand and consistently live out what it means to be a follower of King Jesus.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eGregory A. Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e, senior pastor, Woodland Hills Church, St. Paul, Minnesota; author of \u003ci\u003eRepenting of Religion \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBenefit of the Doubt\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The misappropriation of faddish terms can be an unfortunate reality for American Christians. The casual manner in which we toss around phrases like 'kingdom theology' and 'missional churches' can have an adverse effect on our efforts to form a robust ecclesiology. Evoking 'kingdom' language has become the new vogue among missional communities--almost as in vogue as the word 'missional' itself. With prescient analysis and pastoral insight, Scot McKnight succeeds in providing a scriptural and theological text for those who have heard the word so often but failed to think through its meaning. McKnight offers a fresh take on the kingdom that will serve as a primer for followers of Jesus who seek first the kingdom of God in our own context.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSoong-Chan Rah\u003c\/b\u003e, North Park Theological Seminary; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Next Evangelicalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unlocking what Jesus meant by 'the kingdom of God' is essential to our witness to the gospel. If Christians today are going to live in the world as the church, we need to understand the message of this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRich Stearns\u003c\/b\u003e, president of World Vision US; author of \u003ci\u003eUnfinished\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hole in Our Gospel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Over the past decade, McKnight . . . has emerged as America's theologian. . . . His works provide an extra layer of theological undergirding for pastors and lay people who wish to go deeper in Bible study and live more consciously under the rule of 'King Jesus, ' as he refers to Jesus Christ. . . . This is a must-read for church leaders today.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScot McKnight\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Nottingham), a world-renowned scholar, writer, and speaker, is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. His blog, \u003ci\u003eJesus Creed\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of the most popular and influential evangelical blogs. He is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Jesus Creed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Parakeet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe King Jesus Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Apostle Paul and the Christian Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592082165856,"sku":"9780801097850","price":49.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/cEh5ZzlmNGJFY1pwMmpLUGdzRUk2UT09.webp?v=1771419314","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/kingdom-conspiracy-returning-to-the-radical-mission-of-the-local-church-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}