Book Explores Global Laity Movement
A global movement captured the imagination of Christians in
the second half of the 20th century by declaring that the renewal
of the church depended upon laypeople acting beyond the church
walls—taking up their ministries in daily life amid the
economic, political, and cultural structures of the world. Among
the movement’s advocates was an unlikely prophet,
a
former English schoolmaster named Mark
Gibbs, and his unusual partner, Vesper Society, a small network
of Christian leaders who sought to use their professional skills
for the betterment of the world. Their inspirational story is
told in Faith in the World: Mark Gibbs and Vesper Society,
Being God’s Lively People.
Co-authored by Nelvin Vos, Emeritus Professor of English at Muhlenberg College; Daniel Pryfogle, a journalist and leadership consultant; and Mel George, former president of St. Olaf College, Faith in the World provides a unique perspective on the past and future of the laity movement.
The book is available for purchase on Amazon for $12.95.
“I am deeply grateful for this book. It tells a story that must be preserved. For me it is a very personal story, about a man and a movement that profoundly shaped my thinking about what it means to be the laos, the people of God. But it also contains an urgent challenge to the church at large, one that is too easily forgotten when we get bogged down in ‘churchy’ affairs: that the goal of all that we do as church is to nurture and equip all of God’s people for serving the Lord in the complexities of our daily lives.”
—Dr. Richard J. Mouw, President, Fuller
Theological Seminary,
author of Praying at Burger King
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