- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: NavPress (Jun 2 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1576834077
- ISBN-13: 978-1576834077
- Product Dimensions: 20.7 x 14.3 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 195 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,004,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The early church started as a fringe, radical movement; today the church has become a large, bureaucratic institution. In the process, the modern church has lost much of its focus, power, and original intent - which has slowly deadened its impact on culture. Looking at the history and purpose of the early church as their guide, authors Wes Roberts and Glenn Marshall offer a renewed vision for the church - one in which the smaller church plays the lead role in serving communities and individuals as Christ did. Original Intent is not a how-to book to make churches - big or small - better; it is a treatise on where we are, how we got here, and how the church can meet the needs of the coming generations. By getting back to the core values of servanthood and character, Wes and Glenn remind pastors of the real reason to be passionate about ministry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An Invitation,
By A Customer
This review is from: Your Life in Christ (Paperback)
This book is a fantastic invitation to a conversation. If you want to understand better was some of these "emerging church" people are going on about, you need to read this book. Also an excellent collection of suggested resources.
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK, Yea.....But?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Your Life in Christ (Paperback)
The book is fairly good, but I kept waiting for the aha moment at some point that would set it apart as something more than stating what should be fairly obvious to any pastor not fresh out of seminary. I suppose if you think that the church is about only numerical growth at the expense of theological truth and authentic loving relationships, then you might find something that is not obvious. I kept reading and saying, OK, yea, but am I missing something? Large churches are not bad, but small churches are OK too seems to be the main theme. The chapter titles are good, but I think are obvious, and unfortunately the chapters do not do much more than restate them without providing the deeper edge needed to make it more than a good intro for those who have lost their way.
5.0 out of 5 stars
compelling, refreshing, encouraging,
By A Customer
This review is from: Your Life in Christ (Paperback)
Wes and Glenn put words to so many thoughts I've had about living this thing I call a Christian life. This book is intended for pastors and Christian leaders, but I'd recommend it to anybody who is serious about following Jesus.
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