The Church

John Stott

• Publisher: IVP
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9780830864492
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Church

How can Christians effectively engage today's world while staying true to Scripture? Calling us to listen well to both the Word and the world, John Stott shows how Christianity can preserve its authentic identity and remain relevant to current realities. With the God's Word for Today series, pastor Tim Chester has updated Stott's classic book The Contemporary Christian and made it accessible to new generations of readers.In The Church, Stott presents a biblical portrait of the church as a covenant community at the center of God's purposes. Keeping in view both the ideal of what God intends and how we fall short, Stott considers how the church can be sensitive to current needs and societal issues, mobilize people for mission, seek holistic renewal, and promote healthy leadership. Each chapter includes stories, practical suggestions, and questions for reflection or discussion.People are hungry for transcendence, significance, and community. This is the great challenge and opportunity facing the church—will we cooperate with the Spirit so that others can find what they seek in Christ and his people?

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise for The Church
• Langham
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the authors
• Preface
• A note to the reader
• Series introduction The Contemporary Christian – the then and the now
• The Church Introduction
• 1 Secular challenges to the church
• 2 Evangelism through the local church1
• 3 Dimensions of church renewal
• 4 The church’s pastors
• Conclusion The now and the not yet
• Notes
• Series
• Langham Ad