Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples Saturday, August 1 2009.

• The simple revolution has begun. From the design of the iPod to the uncluttered Google home page, simple ideas are changing the world. Simple Church clearly calls for Christians to return to the simple gospel-sharing methods of Jesus. No bells or whistles required, so to speak. Based on case studies of four hundred American churches, authors Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger prove that the process for making disciples has quite often become too complex. Simple churches are thriving, and they are doing so by taking these four ideas to heart: Clarity. Movement. Alignment. Focus. Each idea is examined here, simply showing why it is time to simplify.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples Tuesday, July 21 2009.

• reordered the contributors.
• 1 : Thom S. Rainer:

Shelfari edited the contributors of Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Added a contributor: Thom S. Rainer: (Primary Author)

Peiyu W edited the quotations of Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples Monday, July 13 2009.

• Added a quotation: “a congregation designed around a straightforward and strategic process that moves people through the stages of spiritual growth”
• Added a quotation: “And without a point of crisis, it is difficult to change”
• Added a quotation: “It is not enough to unite the church around the same what (purpose), but they also must be aligned on the same how (process)”
• Added a quotation: “It is vital that your process be understood because you will be saying no to everything else”
• Added a quotation: “It must be integrated fully into your church, and you must get rid of the clutter around it”
• Added a quotation: “loving God, loving people, and serving the world”
• Added a quotation: “The most challenging aspect of alignment is pulling existing ministries and existing staff in the same direction, especially if they have been moving in opposite directions”
• Added a quotation: “The process flows logically (movement) and is implemented in each area of the church (alignment)”
• Added a quotation: “when there is no direction, people assume a direction or invent one”