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    Movement Dynamics: Center Church, Part Eight
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    Movement Dynamics: Center Church, Part Eight

    By Timothy Keller

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    Our goal as Christians and Christian ministers is never simply to build our own tribe.  Instead, we seek the peace and prosperity of the city or community in which we are placed, through a gospel movement led by the Holy Spirit.  Movements like these do not follow a “bounded-set” approach in which you only work with others who can sign off on nearly all your distinctive beliefs and practices.  Rather it follows a “centered-set” orientation in which you work most closely with those who face with you toward the same center.  That center is a classic, orthodox understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ, a common mission to reach and serve your city, and a commitment to have a generous, Christ-focused posture toward people who disagree with you.  It’s a type of movement that is missional, integrative, and dynamic.

     

    This eBook contains the eighth part of Center Church, “Movement Dynamics.” In it, Keller discusses what it means to faithfully connect the gospel with the culture and the need to develop intentional movements of churches planting new churches that faithfully proclaim God’s truth and serve their communities.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateSep 3, 2013
    ISBN9780310516965
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    Movement Dynamics: Center Church, Part Eight
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    Timothy Keller

    Timothy Keller is the New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God, The Meaning of Marriage, The Prodigal God, Jesus the King, and The Prodigal Prophet.

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      This one is my book of the year. It is a clarion call to be faithful to the Gospel, while having a theological vision that is contextualised faithfully to the environment in which we work. It concludes with a ringing endorsement of the importance of church planting. This is a book that engages heart and mind in mission, provokes us to thoughtful faithfulness and drives us to a clear theological vision of mission in our context. The best I've read o the subject. Although it's quite long, it is not filled with unnecessary padding, has a very clear structure and progression as you read through it.