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Vintage Church: Timeless Truths And Timely Methods (2008)

by Mark Driscoll(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1433501309 (ISBN13: 9781433501302)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Crossway Books

review 1: I would have given the book an extra star but for the fact that Driscoll covers much of the subject matter in more detail in "Doctrine" and "On Church Leadership". By and large, the book is timely, well written and immediately useable. I think, however, toward the end of its pages, the author falls prey to his own preference for church location and method of interaction. While I would take nothing from Driscoll's thoughts on missional churches impacting culture, it seems to me to be incomplete and preferential. By way of rhetorical questions, over coffee I would ask him (regarding his thoughts on culture creation): Does truly abiding in Christ, then, not create a culture of disciples making disciples? Do they then not create a network even as they seek to work with o... morethers doing the same AND their own disciples? And as the network grows by new and other joining disciples, do not the resources and influence grow? And is not the larger culture gradually impacted, challenged and changed? Could this not happen anywhere the people of God choose to be one and make one?!? Is it not ours to create a culture that impacts culture? That said, aside from a perhaps too narrow view of culture creation, the book is an excellent read.
review 2: This is an excellent book clearly describing what the church is and should be. Through out it exalts Jesus Christ as the head of the church. Chapter titles include: What is A Christian Church, Who is Supposed to Lead a Church? Why is Preaching Important?, How Can a Church be Unified? How Can a Church Utilize Technology? How Could the Church Transform the World? In the chapter on church unity a detailed discussion of what divides the church including: heretics, pride, legalism, distrust, traditionalism, to little or too much organization, founder dysfunction, mission loss and doing too much.The book contains a wealth of information, is carefully researched as well as lived by the authors. It’s a book written in language understandable for both pastors and laity less

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