Crossing Thresholds

Timothy Carson is Senior Minister at the Broadway Christian Church in Columbia, Missouri, and holds the Doctor of Ministry, Master of Divinity and Bachelor of Education degrees. He is the author of several works that explore the intersection between Christian faith and culture such as 'Your Calling as a Christian', 'The Square Root of God: Mathematical Metaphors' and 'Spiritual Tangents and Six Doors to the Seventh Dimension'.Rev Canon Dr. Nigel Rooms is Director of Ministry and Mission, Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham. Associate Priest, Bestwood Park with Rise Park Churches. Nigel has been a priest for over twenty years and a mission partner in Tanzania where he published educational materials for Anglican Church of Tanzania in Kiswahili. Nigel is a member of the International Association of Missions Studies and the British and Irish Association for Practical Theology.Lisa Withrow is the Dewire Professor of Christian Leadership at the Methodist theological School in Ohio, and has published work on Church Leadership, pastoral care and women's studies.Rev Rosemary Fairhurst is Church and Theological Consultant to the Bromley-by-Bow Church and Centre, Director Sophia Hubs (a network of incubators for startups with faith communities) and was formerly Organisational Analyst at The Grubb Institute. She is Priest at St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London and Director of Mission and Ministry, Ripon College, Cuddesdon.

• List of FiguresThe AuthorsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Origins, Phenomenology, and Primary Texts1. The Origins and Content of Liminal Theory in Social Anthropology2. Winnicott and His Interpreters-Transitional Space and the Liminal3. Liminality in Religion, Discipleship, Organizations, and SocietyPart II: Liminality and the Christian Movement: Hermeneutics, Scripture, Worship and Mission4. Toward a Hermeneutic of Liminality: Engaging with the Bible5. Liturgy, Ritual, and Worship through the Liminal Lens6. Missiology and Ecclesiology through the Liminal LensPart III: Liminality in Action: At the Boundaries of Church and World7. Liminal Leadership at Church: Systems Thinking and Theological Reflection via Role Analysis8. Liminality and Learning9. Spiritual and Faith Formation through Liminality10. Liminality in Faith and Work11. Pastoral Theology and the Whirlwind12. God in the Gaps: A Theology of LiminalityAppendix: The Process of Role AnalysisBriefing Notes on Developing Working HypothesesColor Figures 2 and 3BibliographyIndex

Drawing on connections with diverse disciplines and thinkers, the co-authors helpfully explore the dynamics of liminal space and movement. With practical insight and curiosity they share their wisdom for churches and those who lead. Holding a pluralistic vision about the significance of liminality, readers are invited into an ever-expanding sense of a God at work in the world.