Watershed Discipleship: An Introduction

ByBCM Online

Article by Ched Myers (abstracted from the Introduction and Conclusion to Watershed Discipleship: Reinhabiting Bioregional Faith and Practice, 2016), 12 pages.  Looks at basic philosophical and ecological concepts of WD. In the second part of the article, Myers explores incarnation, baptism and ecological readings of scripture, and suggests a vision of every local congregation as a demonstration project of social justice and ecological resilience.

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