New Wine, New Wineskins: How African American Congregations Can Reach New Generations

book

by F. Douglas Powe Jr, Abingdon Press, TN, 2012

Description

This resource notes the historic role of the African American church and challenges congregations to adapt new mediums in order to express the same message.

Features

how African American churches can become missional versus a congregation with a mission, discovering new mediums for your congregation's message

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders of African American churche

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

Discuss ways to express your congregation's mission and message to a wider audience by discussing how to inject contemporary language and pop culture into ministry.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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