Sailboat Church, Joan S. Gray
Sailboat Church, Joan S. Gray
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Sailboat Church
Helping Your Church Rethink Its Mission and Practice

Author: Joan S. Gray

Narrator: Nan McNamara

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/08/2023

Synopsis

Is your church a rowboat church or a sailboat church?

Rowboat churches depend largely on human effort. When church budgets shrink and membership declines, rowboat churches frantically row harder against a current, often frustrated and disappointed at their efforts. Sailboat churches, on the other hand, take up the oars, hoist sails, and rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them.

Arguing that churches should be "sailboats," Joan S. Gray encourages listeners to shift concern from the many daily, practical concerns of their local church to fresh ideas that can be found using the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The book includes forty days of sailing prayers, quotes from Scripture, brief reflection questions, and an extensive bibliography that is arranged by theme. Perfect for groups to listen to together, this book will help leaders reframe their church's mission and practice with the Holy Spirit as their guide.

About Joan S. Gray

Joan S. Gray is a teaching elder living in Atlanta, Georgia. The moderator of the 217th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, she is the author or coauthor of several books, including Presbyterian Polity for Church Leaders, Fourth Edition, with Joyce C. Tucker.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on February 25, 2016

An Essay: In Sailboat Church, Joan Gray uses a sailboat as a metaphor for what a Spirit-filled Church should be. When the winds fill the sails, the boat moves forward across the water gracefully. Of course, there are those times in which we have to wait for the wind, just as we have to wait for God.......more

Goodreads review by Irving on June 13, 2023

I love buying and reading these types of books. Boats, yachts, historical events and books about the sea are generally excellent. If there are sequels in your series, I would love to read them. The beauties of owning the books of important authors cannot be discussed. I'm looking forward to your new b......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on November 04, 2021

Pastors might disagree with me but this feels like a few articles and a sermon or two expanded into a book. I really tried to hop on board with the book throughout its run but there came a turning point when I couldn’t stomach the metaphor-heavy nature of the book. I appreciate the focus on spiritua......more

Goodreads review by Marieta on March 24, 2024

Our Presbyterian church, which is in transition between called pastors, used this book to begin our exploration to rethink our mission. On reason we selected this book from three our Transitional Pastor suggested for study, was because Rev. Gray is a Presbyterian Pastor and a past moderator of the G......more

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