What if we learned to be the church instead of going to church? What if we gathered to learn from God rather than to learn about God?
In Presence-Based Community, Pastor Jon Quesenberry digs deep into biblical truths to propose a reordering of focus and priority for the church. This thought-provoking book calls the reader to live in biblical community defined by mutual love and partnership with God in order to reveal His glory and extend His kingdom on the earth!
Pastor Quesenberry proposes that the church of Jesus is in a season of refining. During this season, he proposes that God is reshaping the church and doing away with spectator Christianity. In its place, God is calling and enabling His people to live and operate as a kingdom of priests; lovers of Jesus who minister to God as a primary occupation and minister to others in sacrificial love – a presence-based community!
Table of Contents:
Section 1: Principles of Presence-Based Community
Chapter 1: The Personhood of God
Chapter 2: Partners with God
Chapter 3: The Presence of God
Chapter 4: Presence-Based Community
Section 2: Practices of Presence-Based Community
Chapter 5: the Gateway Principle
Chapter 6: Intimacy
Chapter 7: The Priesthood
Chapter 8: Manifestation
Chapter 9: Revealing His Glory
Chapter 10: The Kingdom of God
Appendix: 12 Values of a Presence-Based Community
Endnotes
About the Author:
Jon Quesenberry is a church planter, worship leader and prophetic teacher. He is the pastor of the Dwelling Place Christian Community and the director of the Charlottesville House of Prayer in Charlottesville Virginia. Jon has been in Christian ministry since 1997 and has a Master of Divinity degree from Eastern Mennonite Seminary. He is married to Carol, his wife of 37 years and has four children and three grandchildren. Jon’s passion is the pursuit of the presence of God and cultivation of authentic Christian community.
