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Title: Church on the Other Side, The by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0-310-25219-9 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Another useless book typical of this emerging genre . . .
Comment: It is obvious that Brian has been doing a lot of reading over the past decade -- reading which has brought about a notable shift in his understanding of "the church." But that's just it: his vision for "doing ministry in the postmodern matrix" is an eclectic soup of strategies borrowed from almost every conceivable field of study making its way into the new century. His reading has incited a revolution in HIS mind . . . but he has failed to consult the most important source we have for truly revolutionary ideas:
THE BIBLE.
Brian never engages the Bible to see what it might say about "doing ministry." There is, therefore, no "word from God" here -- rendering the book "weightless" in terms of its ultimate trajectory. And not worth reading, really. All in all, it is another useless book which is, sadly, typical of this "emerging genre" of Christian books
Rating: 2
Summary: Some Good Thoughts But Some Dangerous Compromises
Comment: The Church on the Other Side is an intelligent but compromising work which offers both keen insights and devastating suggestions.
On one hand, McLaren encourages us to view church structures and philosophies as fluid; he urges us to accept change as normal and not get obsessed with forms. He urges us to understand and adapt to the Post-modern world and emerge strongly on "The Other Side." The author is clearly quite intelligent.
He also emphasizes a call that needs to be heard, namely that Christians are not living Christian lifestyles: adultery/divorce and other behavior that shames the name of Christ is running rampant. We need to get our houses in order.
On the other hand, the type of church McLaren advocates is a church not worth surviving, in my view. He tells us we should not evangelize in Catholic areas and de-emphasizes the importance of solid doctrine (excepting the Trinity); he stands against Scientific Creationism, but advocates theistic evolution; he advocates faith, but not only Bible-oriented evangelical faith but the faith of Christendom at large; in short, he betrays the Reformation and seems to deny (by practice) the evangelical conviction that theology and methodology are best derived from "non-agenda" Bible exegesis.
McLaren's approach may help maintain the health of Christendom, but it will weaken the evangelical church and expedite further movement away from Biblical literacy. Christianity for the sake of Christianity (or for the betterment of society) can never replace a Christianity composed of obedient Christians attempting to discern the will of God from His Word.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ministry in the New Millenium
Comment: Brian McLaren hits right to the heart of the question that everyone in the minisrty is asking,"What is the church of tomorrow going to look like?" We are exiting the modern era and entering the postmodern. McLaren takes a look at where the church is at, where the people we need to reach are at, and ways in which that gap can be filled. McLaren makes some cutting edge observations that every pastor will inevitably have to face.
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Title: More Ready Than You Realize by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0310239648 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 078795599X Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 28 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0787963879 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 21 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Finding Faith by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0310238382 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Emerging Church, The by Dan Kimball, Rick Warren, Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0310245648 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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