They Like Jesus But Not the Church is almost a vital book to have if you are ministering to people 35 and under. Dan Kimball does so in the area of Santa Cruz, CA and in having many discussions with people he has struck up friendships with (from people who cut his hair, to people […]
Archive for February, 2007
The title hooked me. I am a coffee junkie and there is none better than Starbucks. I am here in the land of Caribou Coffee & there is really no comparison. Starbucks is where it is at. I would stand in line for Starbucks when any other coffee shop was empty. And that is the […]
Tim at Living Open Source has a nice post describing Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis as “respraying” the Christian faith.
I’ll admit … I own this book, but have not read past the intro yet.
But what I like about Bell is his way of putting historic truths in a totally unique perspective. I’m assuming this book is […]
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church by Alan Hirsch
Published by February 13th, 2007 in General. 1 CommentCheck out Ken Walker’s book review of The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church by Alan Hirsch over at Church Central.
Walker says of the book: “Hirsch contends that the church must take a missional approach by sending people out into the culture, instead of relying on attractional, ‘y’all come’ evangelism. He provides examples, such as […]
The Big Idea: Focus the Message, Multiply the Impact by Dave Ferguson
Published by February 6th, 2007 in General. 0 CommentsDave Ferguson, pastor of Community Christian Church in Naperville, Ill., was gracious enough to send me a review copy of his new book The Big Idea: Focus the Message, Multiply the Impact and so far I’m about two chapters into it and love what he’s saying.
This book is, as the title suggest, about focus — […]
