An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind [Hardcover]

I love this book because Erwin loves the church. Growing churches require growing leaders. This book will help. -- Rick Warren, Saddleback Church

If I could only recommend one book for every religious leader, this would be the one. -- Leonard Sweet, Drew University

Unstoppable Force contains insights and principles that I believe can help churches grow and reach their full potential in Christ. -- Bill McCartney, Promise Keepers

Subtitle: Daring to Become the Church God Had In Mind Surprising. Risky. Daring to change the world. Church just really got interesting! Never settle for church as usual again! Let An Unstoppable Force excite and inspire you about being part of the Church that God had in mind! Author Erwin McManus offers a vision of the Church taking its rightful place. An unstoppable force created to do nothing less than change the world. A Church that is alive in every way. Engaged with its community. A Church that dares to cut itself free from atrophied practices and programs to flourish in creative and compelling worship. Where teaching of the Word risks reaching out to our multi-sensory, jaded culture with sculpture, painting, dance, aromas, music, films and other unique expressions of love and faith. Be captivated by McManus exciting interpretation of Gods vision for the church and your key role in it. Hardcover.

Surprising. Risky. Daring to change the world. Church {just got really interesting!}

In An Unstoppable Force, author Erwin McManus offers a vision of the church taking its rightful place. An unstoppable force created to change the world. A church that is active and engaged with its community. A church that dares to cut itself free from atrophied practices and programs to flourish in creative and compelling worship. Where teachers of the Word risk reaching out to our multi-sensory, multi-layered culture with music, the arts and other unique expressions of love and faith. A church that prospers in the life of Christ.

New life comes into a church-an apostolic ethos-when it realizes its destiny is found in its early church origins. A living part of the body of Christ. Driven to find its uniqueness beyond being a cookie cutter copy of the "successful church." An Unstoppable Force will
*Challenge you to see God's vision for the mission and purpose of the church.
*Help you to explore specific changes in the culture that call for immediate change in the church.
*Offer practical ways for your church to find its unique voice and identity to express Christ's love and faith to your culture.
*Present interactive questions in each chapter to foster discussion about the life of your church, its focus on Christ, and how it can be a richer influence on your culture. Never settle for church as usual again! Let An Unstoppable Force excite and inspire you to be part of the Church that God had in mind!

Erwin Raphael McManus serves as Lead Pastor of Mosaic, a uniquely innovative and international congregation in Los Angeles, California. A national and international strategist and speaker on culture, change, creativity and leadership, Erwin also serves as Distinguished Lecturer and Futurist for Bethel Theological Seminary.