Ecosystems of God’s Love and Grace: With Kent Smith

Geoff and Joy explore with Kent Smith how to find a simpler foundational way to plant churches. His recent book, Relational Revolution, paves a way for birthing networks of joy fueled, Jesus led communities of practice that are equipping spiritual moms and dads to nurture ecosystems of grace. He says that while there is no a franchisable model for creating emotionally safe and healthy communities, a life of love is learned by practicing intergenerationally and interdependently.

 

About Dr. Kent Smith

Dr. Kent Smith is a professor, author, and co-founder of LK10 and the Eden Center for Regenerative Culture. He has been CHARIS Professor at Abilene Christian University, teaching there in the Graduate School of Theology since 1991. His research and training focus explores how people in our time can come to participate in vibrant communities of God's life. Kent directed ACU’s graduate internship in missional leadership and has been a trainer for international mission teams for over twenty-five years with ACU’s Halbert Institute for Missions.

Articles

“Economy of Grace, an Early Christian Take on Vulnerable Mission”, An overview of early Christian thought about God’s mission as outlined in Ephesians.

Ecosystems of Grace: An Old Vision for the New Church” What way of life centered in God's own life has the capacity to capture and hold the attention of people in our time?

“Love, Joy and Grace: Formation Together in the Life of God” An essay summarizing a process of human formation centered in God's life of love.

Discipleship Movements and LK10 A response to contemporary approaches to church planting and discipleship movements and an overview of LK10s unique—but ancient—alternative. With John White.

PUBLISHED BOOKS

Joy Fueled : Catalyzing a Revolution of Joyful Communities March 2020

Relational Revolution : 5 Shifts for Rediscovering Church as Heart-to-Heart Connection April 2023

APPEARS ON

Joy Fueled and Joyful Communities

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