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Ministry in a Secular Age
Andy Root
Andy Root explores how ministry has changed in the midst of the shifting cultural, ethical, and experiential dynamics of our "secular age."
About The Course
Why does ministry feel so hard?
In this ground-breaking video course, Professor Andy Root explores how ministry has changed in the midst of the shifting cultural, ethical, and experiential dynamics of our "secular age."
In this new era defined by the secularization of public life, Root helps us to look beneath the surface of ministry problems, getting underneath the decline of church participation, funding, and power, to understand that belief itself has changed. Despite this experience of loss, the secular age is also defined by a profound hunger for meaning and significance, offering profound opportunities for ministry.
If you have found yourself struggling to name how traditional methods, strategies, and approaches to ministry no longer seem to be working, this course offers both a paradigm-shifting framework for understanding our present moment and new strategies for ministering in world in which traditional religious structures no longer hold a monopoly.
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Teaching This Course
Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is a Professor at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including Faith Formation in a Secular Age, The Pastor in a Secular Age, The Congregation in a Secular Age, Churches and the Crisis of Decline, The Church after Innovation, and The End of Youth Ministry?. He is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and podcast host.
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