What's Right with the Church: A Manifesto of Hope Book

The church should be the greatest “gathering” on earth because it is the Body of Christ, yetmany people view themodern church as anemic and powerless— or worse, harmful and possibly dangerous. Why? Perhaps most postmodern Americans believe that the church is simply a belief systemlikeHinduism, Buddhism and Islam; they lump Christianity with all the other religions, and suspect that it’s all about rules to control people’s behavior.Ormaybe themedia’s politically correct agenda, which denies supernatural Christianity and explains away God’s authority found in the Bible, has distracted people from recognizing the church as a transformative force for good in the world. Elmer Towns suggests that the Body of Christ is at its best when it focuses on Jesus . . . and he delivers the good news that there are many churches who are doing just that! In What’s Right with the Church, Dr. Towns takes you on a tour of churches that are carrying forward the Early Church’s mission and transforming their communities, in spite of media skepticism and cultural cynicism. These local bodies look different from one another, but they are each “getting church right” in similar ways. Dr. Towns contends that there are a few essentials that, when the church gets them right, ensure that the Body of Christ moves forward in its mission with power and purpose. These basics include the Bible, sin, worship, serving and the Great Commission—and, of course, Jesus Christ! Celebrate what God is continuing to accomplish through the global church, and find out how your local fellowship can join with Him to transform the world.