Community Churches is not primarily an academic treatise on the nature and purpose of the church. It is also not primarily an instruction manual on how to develop disciple-making communities. Rather, Community Churches is a call to action. It challenges us to leave behind both debilitating beliefs and ineffective strategies in order to form communities of Christ-followers. These Christ-followers are committed to lay aside the burdens of the present world in order to walk with Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.