Laying Brick in a Brave New World: Why the Church We Live in Isn’t the Church We Think We Live in | [D]mergent

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Written by Derek Penwell

 

An article about the way a rapidly changing world appears to change the nature of work, and why the church must be more nimble and creative in seeking to come to terms with that change.

Laying Brick in a Brave New World: Why the Church We Live in Isn’t the Church We Think We Live in | [D]mergent.

Derek Penwell

Author, Speaker, Pastor, Activist. Derek Penwell is senior pastor of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, and a lecturer at the University of Louisville in Religious Studies and Comparative Humanities. His newest book, Outlandish, focuses on understanding the political nature of Jesus’ life as a model for forming communities of resistance capable of challenging oppression in the pursuit of peace and justice.

He is an activist and advocate on local, state, and national levels on issues of racial justice, LGBTQ fairness, interfaith engagement, and immigrant and refugee rights.

https://derekpenwell.net
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