The Shaping of Things to Come
Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church
by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch
Paperback
Price: £10.99
Publisher:Hendrickson from Alban Books
Published:02 December 2003
ISBN:978-1-565-63659-0
GoodBookStall Review:
Within mission studies this is already a classic. Absolutely packed full of insight, theology and resources to help the church engage with the twenty first century, it includes models of mission, stories and biblical explorations which are worth far more than the price on the cover. Frost and Hirsch are from the Australian context but they write well for the UK. It inspires me to do some more writing myself when they explore the Jesus versus Pauline models of mission p113. Exploring ‘incarnational ecclesiology’ in a post modern context will be a great challenge to some and ‘revolutionary’ (p iv) to others. It needs to be read slowly eg for sabbatical study. Well written and cogently argued for the emerging church network and Fresh Expressions movement alike, it should be standard reading for all in the traditional style of church too. Like all classics you will return to it.
Reviewer: Jim Currin (15/03/08)
Within mission studies this is already a classic. Absolutely packed full of insight, theology and resources to help the church engage with the twenty first century, it includes models of mission, stories and biblical explorations which are worth far more than the price on the cover. Frost and Hirsch are from the Australian context but they write well for the UK. It inspires me to do some more writing myself when they explore the Jesus versus Pauline models of mission p113. Exploring ‘incarnational ecclesiology’ in a post modern context will be a great challenge to some and ‘revolutionary’ (p iv) to others. It needs to be read slowly eg for sabbatical study. Well written and cogently argued for the emerging church network and Fresh Expressions movement alike, it should be standard reading for all in the traditional style of church too. Like all classics you will return to it.
Reviewer: Jim Currin (15/03/08)
