Introverts dont like small talk conversation, but they typically dont mind writing. From churches of 20 to 2,000, you will see outreach driven by prayer make an impact on your churchs community. Church leaders who have designed a simple biblical process to make disciples are effectively advancing the movement of the gospel. Simple church is a challenge to rethink all the good things we do in church. Based on case studies of 400 american churches, thom rainer and eric geiger prove the disciplemaking. Fun, perceptive, challenging, and steeped in scripture, i sincerely wish that every evangelical churchman would. With insights based on case studies of 400 american churches, thom rainer and eric geiger. Discovering the attitude that makes the difference, and simple church, and more on. The four words he used for this process can be applied to the disciplemaking process as well.
Happily, many pastors have accepted the challenge, but organizational development is not a strong point for many church leaders. Returning to gods process for making disciples rainer, thom s. Transformational class transformational church goes to sunday. Rainer and his wife, nellie jo, have three grown sons, several grandchildren, and live in nashville, tennessee. Rainer and geiger discovered that the healthiest churches in america tended to have a. Thom rainer and eric geiger seek to provide an equally simple solution for ministry leaders. Rainer walks you through all the steps you need to have prayer become a core component of your churchs outreach strategy.
Having done extensive research of churches across the u. Jan 01, 2007 thom rainer and eric geiger seek to provide an equally simple solution for ministry leaders. With insights based on case studies of 400 american churches, thom rainer and eric geiger prove the disciplemaking process is often too complex. Based on case studies of four hundred american churches, authors thom rainer and eric geiger prove that the process for making disciples has quite often. Rainer and eric geiger about the book the simple revolution is here.
As with rick warrens purposedriven church, thom rainer and eric geiger present a strategy of determining the purposes of the church and building programs to serve those purposes. Rainer becoming a welcoming church we want you here who moved my pulpit. Also a respected pastor and researcher, he has written more than twenty books and coauthored the no. Scrappy thom rainer is the founder and ceo of church answers. I found little continuity from simple church to transformational church. Though i was excited to read it, and agree in principle with the simple church concept, that every church needs to drastically simplify what it is doing so that it can do a better job of making disciples, i was a tiny bit disappointed with some of the approaches used by the authors. Simple church thom rainer eric geiger dave krafts notes. Through a study of four hundred churches, thom rainer and eric geiger discovered that vibrant and growing churches have simple processes of discipleship. Jan 20, 2016 according to thom rainer, church membership doesnt simply have privileges, it isa privilege. Rainer and his wife, nellie jo, have three grown sons and live in nashville, tennessee.
Returning to gods process for making disciples definition a simple church is a congregation designed around a straightforward and strategic process that moves people through the stages of spiritual growth discipleship. Book summary of simple church by thom rainer and eric. Simple church, which is thicker than the title suggests, makes the case for a. In simple church, authors thom rainer and eric geiger share their conclusions based on the case studies of 400 north american churches that their discipleship processes are often far too complicated and show an easier, more effective way of making disciples. Simple church returning to gods process for making disciples by thom s. More than 400 ministry leaders from around my state packed. Recognizing that the healthiest churches in america tended to have a simple process for making disciples ix, rainer and geiger began a research project which confirmed that there is a highly significant correlation. Simple discipleship grew out of my reading of simple church by thom rainer and eric geiger in which they challenged pastors to become designers of disciplemaking ministries. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Thom rainer is currently president of lifeway christian resources. Simple church thom rainer, eric geiger the vision room. Thom rainer and ed stetzer arrived by special order to my house and i anxiously began reading. Our pastor set this forth as a means to challenge each of us to think biblically, stretch ourselves theologically, and avoid the mind rut that many church staff members find themselves in postseminary. With insights based on case studies of four hundred american churches, thom rainer and eric geiger prove the disciplemaking process is often too complex. Clarify in your mission statement what kind of disciples you wish to produce in your churchconnected to god, to others, and to ministry. I am a church member is a stellar example of such monographs, the perfect introduction for anyone serious about pleidg jesus through responsible church membership. Simple church makes the compelling case, based on empirical evidence, that churches should simplify the way they approach ministry. Is your church making real disciples, the kind of disciples jesus made. Based on case studies of four hundred american churches, authors thom rainer and eric geiger prove that the process for making disciples has quite often become too complex. To have a simple church, leaders must ensure that everything their church does fits together to produce life change. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One of the books i read this week was simple church by thom rainer and eric geiger. Simple church thom rainer eric geiger dave krafts notes after hundreds of consultations with local churches and a significant research project, we have concluded that church leaders need to simplify 4 are the people in your church being transformed.
With those three summarizing catch phrases thom rainer and eric geiger begin one of the latest offerings to church growth literature, the simple church. Simple church clearly calls for christians to return to the simple gospelsharing methods of jesus. In i am a church member thom delivers a biblical perspective and practical approach to church membership. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading simple church. Simple church, which is thicker than the title suggests, makes the case for a simplified approach to. In simple church, thom rainer and eric geiger seek to apply the simple revolution of the last few years to the way church is done in america. Rainer is the president and ceo of lifeway christian resources, one of the largest christian resource companies in the world. In the book, simple church, thom rainer described a process to get back on mission with what. Rainer and geiger go a few steps further, however, in arguing for the need for a. Simpleessential church charts simple church gods process for making disciples clarity start with a mission statement for making disciples.
Rainer and geiger discovered that the healthiest churches in america tended to have a simple process for making disciples. Book summary of simple church by thom rainer and eric geiger. He is also a well know church consultant with a focus on revitalizing local churches. Like clarity is the ability of the process to be communicated and understood by the people. He has written a number of articles and books on the subject. Jun, 2008 in simple church, thom rainer and eric geiger seek to apply the simple revolution of the last few years to the way church is done in america.
Ed stetzer is director of lifeway research and missiologist in residence at lifeway. Your connection to the churchyour membershipwill prove over time to be just as important as paying the bills and raising a family. I will autopsy of a deceased church i am a church member the millennials transformational church simple life essential church vibrant church raising dad simple church the unexpected journey breakout churches the unchurched next door. During this study youll discover that, through christ, we are all truly connected in a way that lasts not just for a lifetime, but for all eternity. Download pdf i am a church member ebook free online. Returning to gods process for making disciples by thom s. Several weeks ago, i attended a conference based on the book simple church by eric geiger and thom rainer broadman and holman, 2006. Rainer is president and ceo of lifeway christian resources, one of the largest christian resource companies worldwide, and the bestselling coauthor of simple church, essential church, and simple life. Rainer and eric geiger, simple church returning to gods process for making disciples nashville, broadman and holman, 2006 257pp. A simple church is a congregation designed around a straightforward and strategic process that moves people through the stages of spiritual growth. It is probable that many readers of simple church experienced the same problem as i did.
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