Deep church

Been reading the book Deep Church: which you can buy here Such a challenging read as we engage in planting Redeemer Central

Here’s a bit of blurb from the website

‘Feel caught between the traditional church and the emerging church? Discover a third way: deep church. C. S. Lewis used the phrase “deep church” to describe the body of believers committed to mere Christianity. Unfortunately church in our postmodern era has been marked by a certain shallowness. Emerging authors, fed up with contemporary pragmatism, have offered alternative visions for twenty-first-century Christianity. Traditionalist churches have reacted negatively, at times defensively. In Deep Church, Belcher brings the best insights of all sides to forge a third way between emerging and traditional. He offers measured appreciation and affirmation as well as balanced critique. Moving beyond reaction, Belcher provides constructive models from his own church planting experience and paints a picture of what this alternate, deep church looks like—a missional church committed to both tradition and culture, valuing innovation in worship, arts and community but also creeds and confessions.’

Comments

Currently reading this and really enjoying it. I thought I had had my fill of books on the emerging church but this is, so far, a useful read and enjoyable too. Let’s pursue the third way.

By David Armstrong. Posted on Tuesday 8th Dec 2009 at 14:45

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