This is the latest book by Dr. Sean Benesh and it will be released on February 17, 2014 through Urban Loft Publishers (www.theurbanloft.org)Here is the book description from his blog:Gentrification is a complex process that historically has created dividing lines between the haves and have-nots. In urban renewal, there are clear winners and losers as neighborhoods and districts become revitalized. On the plus side, there is a reclamation and preservation of grand historic buildings, homes and edifices alongside renewed economic vitality. … [Read more...]
Vespas, Cafes, Singlespeed Bikes, and Urban Hipsters: Gentrification, Urban Mission, and Church Planting by Dr. Sean Benesh
The Bikeable Church by Sean Benesh
Sean Benesh has published yet another book,The Bikeable Church: A Bicyclist's Guide to Church Planting (Volume 2), foreworded by Caleb Crider.The Bikeable Church: A Bicyclist's Guide to Church Planting is an off-the-cuff look and exploration into the bicycling world in Portland. More than that, it pokes and prods church planting in the urban petri dish to discover what it'd be like to plant pedal-powered churches. Chalked full of stories, antics, and slightly questionable research, The Bikeable Church spins forward the … [Read more...]
The Multi-Nucleated Church by Sean Benesh
Sean Benesh, a BGU Graduate, has published his 3rd book, The Multi-Nucleated Church: Towards a Theoretical Framework for Church Planting in High-Density Cities Book Description:For too long church planting literature and training has been primarily focused on starting churches in low-density parts of our cities predicated upon auto-based commuting patterns. However, the reality of the global city is that millions upon millions of people worldwide do not live that kind of lifestyle. Rather, life revolves around getting from Point A to Point … [Read more...]
View from the Urban Loft by Dr. Sean Benesh
Sean Benesh's second book, View From the Urban Loft: Developing a Theological Framework for Understanding the City, has just been published.As the world hurtles towards urbanization at an ever-increasing pace, there arises the need for further theological reflection on the city. Globalization, international immigration, and densification in cities are having a transformative impact on the urban landscape. Urban mission is at the forefront of many denominations, church planting networks, ministries, and mission organizations yearning for … [Read more...]
Metrospiritual by Dr. Sean Benesh
BGU Graduate, Dr. Sean Benesh, has just released his new book, Metrospiritual: The Geography of Church Planting is about church planting in the city. There is an outpouring of new expressions of church being started throughout metro areas across North America. Where are these new churches being started? Maybe a more subterranean question is, "Why"? Why are churches being started where they are and why is there is a bias towards one part of the city and an overall neglect of other parts? Metrospiritual explores these questions and more as it … [Read more...]
