Sentralized: Gathered for the Purpose of Being Sent

by Michael Frost, Dan Kimball, Alan Hirsch

When considering the kingdom of God, does the word church come to mind? Every week we gather in our respective places of worship to remember and proclaim the ways God is at work in the world. And yet, one might wonder if he is not looking on and saying, "Yes" and "Thank you" but also, "I could use some company out here." In an age of the attractional church, the programmed church, the coffee-and-cakes-as-discipleship church, we sense intuitively that something is missing. The task of coming together only to better ourselves feels rote, self-indulged, a little like stirring the same pot of water. Surely this is not all God had in mind when he made the audacious promise to bless his people in order that they may bless the whole earth.

Sentralized is guide for those of us who want to radically reorient our lives around God's mission. This collection of essays from today's most esteemed missional thinkers reads like a collection of benedictions that bless and send us into our local commu

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Michael Frost is the founding director of the Tinsley Institute at Morling College. He is an internationally recognised Australian missiologist and one of the leading voices in the missional church movement. His books are required reading in colleges and seminaries around the world and he is much sought after as an international conference speaker. Michael Frost blogs at mikefrost.net

See also other Michael Frosts.