The Meeting of the Waters: 7 Global Currents That Will Propel the Future Church - Paperback

by Fritz Kling (Author)

The Meeting of the Waters identifies seven trends having a major impact on the Church around the world--and on every Christian at home in every country.

The global community of Christians is stunning in its scope and spiritual impact. But what is happening to the Church as new technology, marketing, and generational shifts make their unavoidable mark? And what difference does it make for Christians in day-to-day life?

Equal parts travelogue, character study, and global documentary, The Meeting of the Waters interlaces stories and instruction in the tradition of Freakonomics, The World Is Flat, and The Tipping Point. This breakthrough book is for any Christian eager to make a difference in a changing world.

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A young Christian from Ireland moves to India--not to evangelize but to help girls escape prostitution. A retiring missionary in Brazil who long ago left all remnants of home encounters a thirty-year-old, laptop-carrying family man who rarely stops texting friends in the States. A Kenyan pastor struggles to connect with a congregation that watches a mega church pastor on the Internet every Sunday morning. The community of Christians around the world--also known as the Global Church--is stunning in its scope and spiritual impact. But what is happening to the Church as technology, generational transitions, and cultural shifts make their mark? In "The Meeting of the Waters, " Fritz Kling identifies seven trends--such as migration, machines, and the growing Mercy Generation--having an impact on today's Global Church. Equal parts travelogue, character study, and global documentary, this breakthrough book""is for anyone eager to make a difference in a changing world.

Author Biography

As a longtime foundation head, Fritz Kling has visited the world's most common and most remote places. Fritz's goal is to help today's global church adapt and evolve in a world of dizzying change.
Fritz Kling has over two decades of ministry and nonprofit experience. His career has shaped a unique and multi-faceted perspective, by way of providing legal counsel to charities and their Boards, starting several nonprofits in Richmond, leading a thirty-person development staff at a major university, and both meeting with and conducting site visits of thousands of nonprofits around the world. Fritz lives with his wife, Val, and three children in Richmond, Virginia.