Sorry for the long delay in writing. This has been a crazy season these past few weeks and promises to be crazy for a few weeks more. I have been on the road much more than usual which makes doing some of the things for which I need some quiet (like blogging) next to impossible. In fact, I am leaving today for a leadership summit in which Alan Hirsch is the primary speaker. For those who may not know Alan, I think the best way to get to know him is through his books and his blog. His blog can be found at http://www.theforgottenways.org/blog/. As you might guess, one of Alan’s books is also titled The Forgotten Ways and is absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. Forgotten Ways and Alan’s other book, The Shaping of Things to Come, which he co-wrote with Michael Frost, have helped shape my thinking about the church in a significant way (for those into chicken and egg kind of questions, Shaping came first).
I also want to introduce you to a book which should be available in April called The Tangible Kingdomby Hugh Halter and Matt Smay. I have to go catch a plane, so no long review (yet), but let me just say it is another book for those who are looking for a way of encountering culture, being the church and being faithful to scripture, all without being caught up in the modern Christendom model of doing church. At the same time, this is not another dissect and deconstruct what’s happening in the institutional church book. Ok, enough for now, gotta run! More after March 1st!
