Englewood Press – Thoughtful Books for Church Leaders

Pre-order The Shape of Our Lives now!
 
Englewood Press is the book publishing initiative of The Englewood Review of Books. Although launched in 2024, this endeavor builds upon previous publishing projects the ERB has undertaken over the last two decades. We publish thoughtful books for church leaders, with a special focus on books that orient congregations toward a deeply rooted life together in their particular place.
 
Announcement from
Publishers Weekly

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Cultivating Communities Series

Congregational formation occurs as we learn to be attentive to God’s presence in us and among us in the Holy Spirit. We learn through a multitude of practices, especially conversation, to share our convictions, our hopes, and our stories together. And we learn to receive one another with gratitude as a vital means of God’s provision for shaping and sustaining our life together.The Cultivating Communities Series of books offers churches tools for the long journey of congregational formation. These books are intended as field guides to help orient your congregation through essential conversations on this journey. This series is the fruit of a  collaborative effort between Cultivating Communities (an initiative designed to assist churches in the work of congregational formation, based at Englewood Christian Church in Indianapolis), Missio Alliance, and the Ekklesia Project. Cultivating Communities is funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative, and a portion of this generous funding has been used to launch this new series of books.

Cultivating Communities Series – Book 1

The Shape of Our Lives:
A Field Guide for Congregational Formation

by Philip Kenneson, Debra Dean Murphy,
Jenny C. Williams, Stephen E. Fowl, and James Lewis.

Available now for Pre-Order!