Transforming your church

Ready about!

TRANSFORMING YOUR CHURCH
By Mark Connor
Sovereign World. 191 pages
ISBN 1 85240 272 5

If we think of local churches as boats sailing in the ocean of contemporary society and culture, then it may be that without changing our message, we sometimes need to change tack, changing ourselves and our methods to adapt to the different cross-currents and storms the world throws at us.

The contents of this book centre around 'seven strategic shifts to help you successfully navigate the 21st century'. As with most books from Sovereign World it comes from an Arminian, charismatic and cell church set of convictions. But if you can avoid the dangerous rocks, there is quite a lot of stimulating and biblical direction which will help a discerning church leader to chart a good course in these days.

The church crew do need to be united across the generations and to become givers rather than takers. The church tiller does need to be set towards outreach rather than in-reach and on building relation ships rather than just attending events. Church captains do need to be growing new leaders rather than just pursuing their own ministry. Steady as she goes, shipmates!

JEB

John Benton

© Evangelicals Now - November 2000
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Main Articles

• Leaders say: 'It's too much'
  More than half the country's evangelical ministers have considered leaving the ministry at some point because the pressure gets so great . . .
• Hyper-separatism (or contracting the circle)
  The first article of three by Jonathan Stephen, Brian Edwards and John Rosser looking at a serious hindrance to evangelical unity (Part 1)
• The religious hoax of the century?
  The true story of Alberto Rivera uncovered
• Drug smuggler finds the Lord
  How God's grace miraculously transformed a notorious cocaine smuggler into an ardent Christian
• From Albania to Oxford
  The witness of an Albanian student in the UK (reprinted from the magazine of International Student Christian Services (ISCS))
• Westophobia?
  An evangelical Christian at a Muslim conference speaks about anti-Christian attitudes among Muslims
• Discipline of debate
  An interview with Jim Packer (Professor of Theology in Vancouver) on evangelicals, the Church of England and Roman Catholicism (Part 2)
• A passion for Piper?
  A look at the theology of John Piper
• Monthly column for youth leaders: bridging the generation gap
  Helping our young people be heard while understanding other views and how we should relate to church leadership
• Monthly column on the arts: Conan the Librarian?
  A visit to Winchester prompts reflections on how literary resources have changed
• Monthly column on hymns and songs
  What will your church be singing on Remembrance Sunday?
• Evangelical snobbery
  Is there more class snobbery in our churches than we would like to admit which is making others feel out of place?

Other articles

• Billy Elliott
• Invincible - CD review
• I Believe in the Bible
• Transforming your church
• The Theology of the Living God - God the Creator - extract from the book The Theology of the Living God on Genesis (Bible Speaks Today series)
• From Shore to Shore
• The Parenttalk Guide To Being A Mum
• Warranted Christian Belief
• Kid A - CD review
• Discerning of Spirits
• Religious Spirits
• Sectarian Religion
• By Faith - 65 Sermons on Hebrews 11
• Five Leading Reformers
• Open Heart, Open Home
• The Care of Creation - Focusing Concern and Action