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    Gathering at God's Table: The five marks of mission in the feast of faith
    Gathering at God's Table: The five marks of mission in the feast of faith
    Gathering at God's Table: The five marks of mission in the feast of faith
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    Gathering at God's Table: The five marks of mission in the feast of faith

    By Katharine Jefferts Schori

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    Taking the framework of the Five Marks of Mission, the author leads the reader to reflect on proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom: teaching, baptizing and nurturing new believers, responding to human need, seeking to transform the unjust structures of society and sustaining and renewing the life of the earth.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSPCK
    Release dateNov 15, 2012
    ISBN9780281069477
    Gathering at God's Table: The five marks of mission in the feast of faith
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    Katharine Jefferts Schori

    The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori is the presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church. She became the Anglican Communion's first female primate in 2006. She is the author of The Heartbeat of God: Finding the Sacred in the Middle of Everything, Gathering at God's Table: The Meaning of Mission in the Feast of Faith (both SkyLight Paths) and other books.

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