The simple revolution has begun. From the design of the iPod to the uncluttered Google home page, simple ideas are changing the world.
Simple Church clearly calls for Christians to return to the simple gospel-sharing methods of Jesus. No bells or whistles required, so to speak.
Based on case studies of four hundred American churches, authors Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger prove that the process for making disciples has quite often become too complex. Simple churches are thriving, and they are doing so by taking these four ideas to heart: Clarity. Movement. Alignment. Focus.
Each idea is examined here, simply showing why it is time to simplify.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Simple Church This is the best book in the market that deals with how to intentionally make disciples as a church. This book focuses on a simple process to make disciples versus complicated programs that end up competing with one another for people, money and other resources. If the principles are applied you will find that making decisions as to what to do and not do as a church become much simpler and liberating.
Excellent Book! This is a real eye opener. Every Church leader and council member should read this book before starting their current role. Read it NOW if you haven't yet. Read this next:Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts
Powerful Ideas Poorly Conveyed 3.4 stars One of the church leaders I read this book with said `I have not read a book this poorly written in a long time.' I have to agree. It was painful. As a physical scientist I found the `scientific method' a little suspect. It was highly redundant. Quite simply, this should have been a pamphlet. I had a couple concerns about the ideas as well. By simplifying everything you run the risk of homogenizing and reducing things to a lowest common denominator Christianity. We need to understand the... more info
Simple Church A great book, every Christian should take the time to read Simple Church.Full of imformation to help any Church body that wants to grow, and the book will help them through the process with simple steps.
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