Churchnext by Eddie Gibbs

Churchnext

Quantum Changes in How We Do Ministry

Eddie Gibbs

InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · March 24, 2000

- A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year What will the church be next?CHANGE IS NOW.

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Who it’s for
Eddie Gibbs analyzes emerging church models and proposes nine areas for transformation.
Genres
Church Growth, Ecclesiology, Missions
Published
InterVarsity Press, March 24, 2000

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About this book

- A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year What will the church be next?CHANGE IS NOW. Competition from nontraditional and Eastern religions join with the pressures of both modernism and postmodernism to squeeze Christianity.While new church models have sprung up to meet these challenges, they each have strengths and limitations.

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Eddie Gibbs, a well-known church strategist and practitioner, candidly analyzes these models while proposing nine areas in which the church will need to transform to be biblically true to its message and its mission to the world.With vigor and insight Gibbs shows how we can move - from living in the past to engaging the present - from being market driven to being mission oriented - from following celebrities to encountering saints - from holding dead orthodoxy to nurturing living faith - from attracting a crowd to seeking the lost Here is a book that brings together deep understanding of the quantum shifts taking place in our culture along with concrete suggestions for implementing a proactive mission strategy.

Church Transformation

Eddie Gibbs analyzes emerging church models and proposes nine areas for transformation.

Come here for

  • Candid analysis of new church models’ strengths and limitations
  • Nine areas for biblical transformation in message and mission

Expect

  • A contrast between market-driven ministry and mission orientation
  • A call to engage the present rather than live in the past

Where it sits

Church Growth68%
Ecclesiology35%
Missions24%

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Publisher categories

  • Missions
  • Pastoral Resources
  • Church Growth
Authors
Eddie Gibbs
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Published
March 24, 2000
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Missions