If you are interested in reading other evaluations of the Vineyard movement, many of which are more thorough, I would suggest the following books and articles. Charismatic Chaos by John MacArthur, chapter six, ‘‘What is behind the ‘Third Wave’ and where is it going?’’ Power Religion, edited by Michael Horton, part two, which has three […]
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Power Religion
If you are interested in reading other evaluations of the Vineyard movement, many of which are more thorough, I would suggest the following books and articles. Charismatic Chaos by John MacArthur, chapter six, ‘‘What is behind the ‘Third Wave’ and where is it going?’’ Power Religion, edited by Michael Horton, part two, which has three chapters by […]
Starting a Seeker Sensitive Service
Drawing from his own experience of having such a service on Saturday night, Dobson says boldly, ‘‘We have to take all possible means, in all possible ways, to reach some people.’’ “I learned that new believers and unchurched people see things much differently from the old-timers, and we had better be sensitive to their concerns.” […]
Power Religion
This is the same editor of Agony of Deceit. In many areas the book is powerful. Part 2 is a series of three articles (by J.H. Armstrong, D.A. Carson and J.M. Boice) on the Vineyard movement which is one of the most telling reports to come out. Part 4 contains three articles on the modern […]
The Power of Vision
I have profited from George Barna’s books that have dealt with statistics and polls concerning the church in this decade. That is obviously his field. Barna made an attempt with this book to deal with the topic of vision from a biblical perspective but, I think, unsuccessfully. Actually the book comes from more of a […]
Liberating Ministry from the Success Syn...
What a refreshing book to find now (it was written in 1987) in the midst of a flood of materials pushing us into the success syndrome! This is one of those books from which you will say, ‘‘I wish I had said that.’’ Even if you just read part one which describes the authors’ rise […]
Charismatic Chaos
I think the two greatest contributions John MacArthur has made are his study of the church at Corinth and his analysis of the Charismatic movement. This latest book (1992) is, of course, a follow-up to his earlier book, The Charismatics (1978). It is still one of the best sources of information and reference to give […]
Rethinking Our Priorities
Once in a while we stumble onto an older book and ask ourselves, ‘‘How did I ever get by without reading that before?’’ Such is the case with this old but timely book. Written in 1974, Dr. Baxter evaluates American Fundamental and Evangelical churches from a Britisher’s point of view. He writes also from our […]
The Consumer Church
The sub-title to this timely book is “Can evangelicals win the world without losing their souls?” Bruce Shelley, professor of church history at Denver Seminary, has proven to be a challenging writer to our generation. This book is no exception. In the midst of an avalanche of mediocre books dealing with the church of the […]