by Mark Stibbe & Andrew Williams

Authentic

When St Andrew’s Church in Chorleywood went from looking inward to looking outward, the results were staggering. This book tells how a model of ‘come to us’ – where small group life was inward looking; where there was a big gap between ‘professionals’ and ‘laity’; where life revolved around the church building – changed into a dynamic outward looking ‘go to them’ church – built around mission-shaped communities of not more than 50 people which meet anywhere and everywhere in the local communities; led by people gifted to lead; with space for believers to discover and exercise their spiritual gifts; where hundreds have become believers in, and followers of, Jesus. ‘The whole story from start to finish got hold of me,’ explains Baptist minister Jerry Brown. ‘It’s a well-written, church-changing book that I’d encourage all church leaders to read.’

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