This book is powerful, thought-provoking, challenging, and exciting reading for every Christian who cares about the spiritual health of secular neighbors and friends. This manual is great for preparing practitioners of evangelism in the Western World.
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4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Edward Jordan (Pocatello, ID), January 19, 2009
This book is a vital read for any Christian, Pastor, or church leader, who wants to understand why our old mindset in ministry is not effective today. This books helps the reader understand what has happened, how it happened, and some basic changes in thinking and approach that are needed to bring the Good News to those who honestly, and wrongly, think that Christianity is bad news.
3.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Jason Cruise (TN), June 26, 2001
I found Hunter’s book to be more of a compilation of ideas from various church growth gurus rather than anything inherently original from him as the author. I would have liked to see more of what he as the author feels important in the task of reaching secular people. Even still, it was good material. He is well read on the issues surrounding the church’s mission of reaching our secular community. He taps into strategies used by high profile pastors such as Bill Hybels, Rick Warren, Brian Larson, and Kenneth Chafin. In doing so he helps the reader come to a better understanding on how secular people think and act. I especially appreciated his last chapter on “Effective Apostolic Congregations.” Basically he sees an Apostolic congregation as a church that is really doing what a church should do on all fronts . . . reach the community. This chapter in specific gives insights on what makes a church successful, and I personally found it to be a good refresher to remind me of some important issues that need to be consistently monitored and promoted in order to reach people for Christ.
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