I was pre-warned. Â This book is controversial, thought-provoking, frustrating, interesting, and challenging. I grew up in the contemporary American church, immersed in cultural Christianity. Â I won’t lie, I’ve had times that I was pretty much done with church…not my faith…but done with the whole church thing. Â My experience with and in church has run the …
“Is this what Jesus told you guys to do?” A question that I believe all church leaders should consistently ask themselves. Â Buzzwords like ‘relevant’ and ‘authentic’ sound-off frequently in many church planning and staff meetings, but are we? Â Beyond that, is our form and function connecting with people in their real life world? These are …
I really appreciate Rory’s experience and dedication to ministry. He does articulate some very insightful things relating to working and serving as an artist within the church. His perspectives are rich because he has worked with many different artists, and done more than just music in the church. There were a couple chapters that I …
I’ll be honest, I approached this book with a bit of an attitude. Â Having worked with World Vision since 1998, I have read a lot about previous WV presidents, and heard many people sing the praises of these fine leaders. Â I’m not really one who is enamored by people and their positions, and I expected …
After many years in full-time ministry working with hundreds of churches around the US, I feel that this book does a great job of uncovering and observing the challenges a lot of churches are facing…and why. Â In my work with churches, I’ve had the same sense, and it was great to have that articulated so …