Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel And Community - Softcover

Chester, Dr Tim; Timmis, Steve

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9781844741915: Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel And Community

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ISBN 10: 1844741915 ISBN 13: 9781844741915

Publisher: IVP, 2007

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How does your church measure up?
Total Church pleads for two key principles for church and mission. First, the gospel as content: being word-centred (for the gospel is truth) and being mission-centred (for the gospel is truth to be proclaimed). Secondly, the community as context: sharing our lives as Christians and offering a place of belonging to unbelievers.
The authors apply these principles to church planting, evangelism, apologetics, social involvement, leadership, discipleship, pastoral care, world mission and notions of success. They critique current trends within the church: emerging church movements are strong on community but weak on truth, while conservative evangelicalism is strong on truth but weak on community. Their call is a call for the best of both.
This is a timely and provocative book which deserves to be widely read and applied.
'I am glad that this book is earthed and avoids the trap of dealing in theories that sound cool in a classroom but crash on the ground. I love books that make me answer back like this one did. (Out loud on a plane as well. Quite embarrassing.) Ian Coffey
'Total Church accurately and insightfully identifies the local church as a gospel community on mission with Jesus.' Mark Driscoll 'Radical, punchy teaching that provokes, stimulates, challenges and inspires.' Vaughan Roberts
'Passionate and insightful.' Chris Stoddard

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About the Author:

Tim Chester (PhD, University of Wales) is a pastor of Grace Church, Boroughbridge, and curriculum director of the Acts 29-Oak Hill Academy, which provides integrated theological and missional training for church leaders. He is the coauthor of Total Church and is the author of over thirty books, including You Can Change, A Meal with Jesus, and Good News to the Poor.

Steve Timmis (MA, University of Sheffield) is the executive director of Acts 29 and lead pastor at the Crowded House in Sheffield, United Kingdom. He is the author or coauthor of several books. Steve and his wife, Janet, have four adult children and multiple grandchildren.

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