Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity

· Redeeming Press
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About this ebook

“What is simple church?” This is a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer.

Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity is an attempt to shed light on the above question and provide some answers. The twenty-four contributors all hope this book will help people, both inside and outside the church, better understand what simple church life is all about.

Far too often discussions about the church descend into arguments that accomplish little. We have no desire to take part in that. Rather, each person who has written a chapter for this book desires that it will lead to increased communication, understanding, and ultimately unity within the body of Christ.

Twenty-four writers means twenty-four somewhat different perspectives. We certainly do not agree on everything. You will see that as you read through the book. What we do agree upon is that simple practices often lead to great opportunities for edification and service—both inside and outside the church. We want to share these ideas with other followers of Christ and explain what it is all about. If you would like to know more about simple church from a positive perspective, then this is the book for you!

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Jeremy Myers
December 16, 2014
Lots of Christians talk about church unity, but usually what they mean is, "If you believe like we do and act like we do, then we can be unified." This book seeks to look at several things that all people of all (almost all, anyway) forms of church can be unified about. Though most of the 24 authors of this book practice various "simple" or "missional" forms of church, this book is not for those sorts of Christians only, but for everybody who hopes and prays along with Jesus "That they may be one..." The book is divided into 5 areas in which Christians can be unified: (1) Glorying and Enjoying God, (2) Living Radically as followers of Jesus, (3) Building up the Body of Christ, (4) Impacting the World through missions and service, and (5) Proclaiming the freeness of salvation. The 24 authors of this book come from a variety of backgrounds and church experiences, with many of them coming from or currently serving on the mission field overseas. Several of the authors have published other books, and almost all of them have blogs about church, theology, missions, and following Jesus.
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Chris Jefferies
December 16, 2014
This book brings together 24 authors (I am one of them). Each writes a chapter of the book to paint an unprecedented picture of the church as Jesus is building her. Above all the book is stubbornly optimistic and positive. You won't find criticism of others here. Instead, every contribution focusses on an attribute of church that is wholesome, necessary, pure and built upon the foundation of the character and nature of Christ himself.
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About the author

Eric Carpenter is employed in the Quality Department at JCB, a construction equipment manufacturer. A former institutional church pastor and missionary to South Asia, Eric now desires to see Christ’s church thrive in its simple forms in the Savannah, GA area.

When not blogging about church and culture, Eric enjoys running, reading, drinking coffee, and going to the beach with his family.

Eric Carpenter lives in beautiful Savannah, GA with his wife Alice (also a contributor to this book) and three children.

Contact Eric at eric-carpenter.blogspot.com 

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