http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Ways-Reactivating-Missional-Church/dp/1587431645/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269312298&sr=8-1
Above is a link to Amazon for a book that I would like to recommend. It's called The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch. I've really just begun to read it and am only now nearing the 100 page mark, however I still believe that with confidence I can begin to recommend to any of you out there with an open mind to understanding the church in our culture in a more full way. Since I have not completed the book I could not tell you that I wholeheartedly agree with everything in the book, instead what I feel is worth the read is the way it challenges our views on the church in this changing culture of the west.
There have been only a few times in my life when I have had my world view shaken and changed...and I came out on the other side of those times better, wiser, and more fit to continue on in this life. The first time I understood the concept of cell groups when I went to a cell church conference hosted by Antioch Community Church in Waco, TX was one of those times. Another time was when I began to understand that God blessed me so that I could be a blessing to the nations. This truth has obviously changed the direction of my life. And now, as I read this book, I sense the Lord changing my entire view of the church.
Hirsch very simply explains in the book a basic church history specifically in terms of how the church functioned in the early church, the Christendom era, the modern age, and now we have entered the post-modern age. His challenge to us is that since we have entered another "age"...a huge shift in the underline cultural current in the west. Due to this change, would it not be appropriate and wise to change how the church looks and expresses itself to fit that change?
My answer is a hearty "yes"!
I would like to recommend this book to you so as to give you the opportunity as well to be challenged and think through why we do the things we do. Enjoy!
2 comments:
James,
Hey brother, thanks for the recommendation. Not sure I will get to reading the book, so I just read one of the reviews.
I could probably write a page about this right now, but I'll keep it short. The book looks promising! I have definitely experienced an increasing disconnect with the standard institutional church. This book tells me I might not be alone...
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