The Shaping of Things to Come : Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church (Paperback)

from patl

An exciting look at missional churches in 21st century culture and beyond. I'll reread this one many times over. The only reason I gave it 4 1/2 instead of 5 stars was because the book starts out better than it finishes.

from rodney1960

I have never read a book that so angers and delights me, frustrates and clarifies, imagines daring possibilities and condemns worn-out inevitabilities. I return to this book again and again. I find its primary thrust so confronting and irresistibile that I am drawn to it like the midday sun.

from gwhittick

I loved this book. It paints a very clear picture of the fate of the Church if we carry on doing what we've always done, and shows how Christendom-era thinking has become irrelevant and unhelpful. It goes on to illustrate how the Church needs to become mission-oreinted again, and that that missio...

from JimKubiak

Thought provoking work regarding the changes needed for the post modern church. An excellent book that will challenge your thinking!

from shannonkearns

Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first (because there was some really bad stuff) and then we'll get to the helpful stuff: * The book advocated reparative therapy for gay folks at least once. Very not okay. Very not helpful. Very not healthy. DO NOT CONDONE. * The book took a very succession...