Book Review: A New Kind of Christian, by Brian McLaren
Review by Mark Dever | 03.02.2010The church of Christ can survive both bad books and bad reviews. Perhaps in this case, it will have to survive both.
Book Review: After the Baby Boomers, Robert Wuthnow
Review by Matt McCullough | 9Marks Journal: Multi-site Churches | 03.02.2010You can either shape your ministry to address the needs and desires of young adults, or you can shape your prophetic challenge to the specific weaknesses of your context.
Book Review: Promise Unfulfilled, by Rolland D. McCune
Review by Andy Naselli | 9Marks Journal: Cooperation | 03.02.2010Despite the disproportionate space given to them, the alleged weaknesses are relatively peripheral to McCune’s thesis, which he argues convincingly.
Book Review: The Market-Driven Church, by Udo Middleman
Review by Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.02.2010Skip it and go read something by David Wells.
Book Review: Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them, by Ed Stetzer
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 03.02.2010I think that a less-than-biblical philosophy of ministry shines through at certain points, so read with discernment.
Book Review: The Hip Hop Church, by Efrem Smith and Phil Jackson
Review by Thabiti Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.02.2010Read the book to be more conversant with the young people of your congregations. But I would not recommend it for basic ecclesiological strategy.
Book Review: Good Christians, Good Husbands?, by Doreen Moore
Review by Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Marriage & Pastors' Wives | 03.02.2010Does your home have the aroma of Christ? This book should help provoke that question.
Book Review: Perspectives on Christian Worship: Five Views, ed. by Matthew Pinson
Review by Bob Kauflin | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 03.02.2010How do we remain biblically rooted in our corporate worship of God without becoming culturally irrelevant?
Book Review: The God-Centered Life: Insights from Jonathan Edwards for Today, by Josh Moody
Review by Andy Davis | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 03.02.2010This book is a cogent and succinct summary of the central themes of the life of Jonathan Edwards, and Moody does his best work applying those themes to our present context.
Book Review: Gracism: The Art of Inclusion, by David A. Anderson
Review by Ken Jones | 9Marks Journal: Family & Parenting | 03.02.2010The term “gracism” sounds a great deal like affirmative action with a biblical twist. I think the tried and proven biblical standard and terms are sufficient for the task.
Book Review: Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church, by Mark DeYmaz
Review by Ben Wright | 9Marks Journal: Family & Parenting | 03.02.2010This book is a worthwhile read. But absorb its biblical-theological argumentation with a discerning eye.
Book Review: The Peacemaking Pastor, by Alfred Poirier
Review by Bob Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Family & Parenting | 03.02.2010More than once while reading, I had to put the book down, confess my sin, and pick up the phone to get involved again in a situation I was conveniently ignoring.
Book Review: Why Join a Small Church?, by John Benton
Review by Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: A New Evangelical Liberalism | 03.01.2010Maybe small churches do have a lot to offer. This is the heart of Benton’s message, and I think it is worth listening to.
