Total Church

A radical reshaping around gospel and community

by Tim Chester; Steve Timmis

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How does your church measure up?

Total Church pleads for two key principles for church and mission. First, the gospel as content: being word-centred (for the gospel is truth) and being mission-centred (for the gospel is truth to be proclaimed). Secondly, the community as context: sharing our lives as Christians and offering a place of belonging to unbelievers.

Authors Tim Chester and Steve Timmis apply these principles to church planting, evangelism, apologetics, social involvement, leadership, discipleship, pastoral care, world mission and notions of success. They critique current trends within the church, arguing that emerging church movements are strong on community but weak on truth, while conservative evangelicalism is strong on truth but weak on community. Their call is a call for the best of both.

This is a timely and provocative book which deserves to be read and applied in many contexts.

Total Church by Tim Chester; Steve Timmis was published by Intervarsity Press in June 2007 and is our 5555th best seller. The ISBN for Total Church is 9781844741915.

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Gospel shaped missional community
- Catriona, TCH Loughborough
As a member of The Crowded House, the church the authors of this book started, I am convinced that this view of the church makes sense and works. The majority of the letters in the NT are written to churches - communities of believers. Yet as evangelical Christians today we tend to individualise our Christianity. God has made us a people of his very own, to proclaim his excellencies to the world and this book explores what that looks like.
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Endorsements
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"An excellent book to give to your leaders." Peter J. Grainger

"Radical, punchy teaching that provokes, stimulates, challenges and inspires." Vaughan Roberts

"Passionate and insightful." Chris Stoddard

"I am glad that this book is earthed and avoids the trap of dealing in theories that sound cool in a classroom but crash on the ground ... I love books that make me answer back like this one did. (Out loud on a plane as well. Quite embarrassing.)" Ian Coffey

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Page last updated15th May 2013
Author / Artist
Book Formatpaperback
PublisherIntervarsity Press (June 2007)
Weight273g
Number of Pages192
Thickness18 mm
Height216 mm
Width138 mm
ISBN9781844741915
ISBN-101844741915
Product Code1017618
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