The Prodigal Church
eBook - ePub

The Prodigal Church

A Gentle Manifesto against the Status Quo

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Prodigal Church

A Gentle Manifesto against the Status Quo

About this book

Pastors want to reach the lost with the good news of Jesus. However, we've too often assumed this requires loud music, flashy lights, and skinny jeans. In this gentle manifesto, Jared Wilson—a pastor who knows what it's like to serve in a large attractional church—challenges pastors to reconsider their priorities when it comes to how they "do church" and reach people in their communities. Writing with the grace and kindness of a trusted friend, Wilson encourages pastors to reexamine the Bible's teaching, not simply return to a traditional model for tradition's sake. He then sets forth an alternative to both the attractional and the traditional models: an explicitly biblical approach that is gospel focused, grace based, and fruit oriented.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: The Parable of the Prodigal Church
  6. 1 What This Book Is Not
  7. 2 What If the System’s Broken?
  8. 3 What Works?
  9. 4 The Bible Is Not an Instruction Manual
  10. 5 From Watching to Beholding
  11. 6 Biting Off More Than You Can Chew
  12. 7 Pastoring Hearts
  13. 8 A Way Forward
  14. 9 The Prodigal Church Comes Home
  15. 10 A Portrait of the Author as a Young Man
  16. Conclusion: A Call to the Gospel Renaissance
  17. Recommended Reading
  18. General Index
  19. Scripture Index