Joining Jesus: Ordinary People at the Edges of the Church - Paperback

by Moses Chung (Author), Christopher Meehan (Author), Alan J. Roxburgh (Foreword by)

Inspired by an incarnational theology that emerges from a missional reading of Luke 10, Chung and Meehan went out to discover the stories of contemporary disciples who labor in the harvest fields of God's uncommon, upside down Kingdom. The stories that emerge describe the work and presence of the Spirit in communities across North America, where ordinary, faithful people and churches embrace the Spirit's invitation by sharing themselves with their neighbors. Our need to connect with neighbors seems more difficult now than ever but Chung and Meehan say we shouldn't be afraid of change and to listen to the Spirit's prodding. By sharing stories on how to 'go local' by remaining faithfully present the authors encourage us to embrace our neighborhoods and join Jesus by loving people in the tangible, ordinariness of life.

Author Biography

Christopher Meehan is a senior writer for the Christian Reformed Church and an ordained commissioned pastor serving an inner-city CRC congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The author of ten books, including mystery novels, church histories, and biographies, he has a Master of Arts degree from Michigan State University and a diploma in ministry from Calvin Theological Seminary. He worked for nearly thirty years as a newspaper journalist covering religion and health.



Moses Chung is director of mission innovation of Christian Reformed Church's Resonate Global Mission and former executive director of Christian Reformed Home Missions. He is an ordained minister in the CRC and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Calvin Theological Seminary and a doctorate (DMin) in missional leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary. He worked for nearly twenty years in parish ministry and church planting settings in Michigan, Southern California, and South Korea.