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Ekklesia: Rediscovering God's Instrument for Global Transformation
Dynamic New Teaching from Bestselling Author Ed Silvoso
It's no secret that the church today has lost its influence in culture. But why? With the technology, affluence, and knowledge we have today, why are we less effective than the first-century church--which didn't have social media, fancy buildings, professional pastors, or even religious freedom?
What are we missing?
In these vital, eye-opening pages, bestselling author Ed Silvoso digs into Scripture, unearthing Jesus' true design for his church--his Ekklesia . He shows how the early church was a radical, countercultural force of people who transformed the hostile, pagan places in which they lived. Here Dr. Silvoso shows how we, in the midst of social, economic, political, and moral chaos, can once again become the revolutionary, transformational, life-giving Ekklesia Jesus called us to be.
It's no secret that the church today has lost its influence in culture. But why? With the technology, affluence, and knowledge we have today, why are we less effective than the first-century church--which didn't have social media, fancy buildings, professional pastors, or even religious freedom?
What are we missing?
In these vital, eye-opening pages, bestselling author Ed Silvoso digs into Scripture, unearthing Jesus' true design for his church--his Ekklesia . He shows how the early church was a radical, countercultural force of people who transformed the hostile, pagan places in which they lived. Here Dr. Silvoso shows how we, in the midst of social, economic, political, and moral chaos, can once again become the revolutionary, transformational, life-giving Ekklesia Jesus called us to be.
272 pages, Paperback
Published December 5, 2017
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Ed Silvoso
36 books20 followersEd Silvoso is an Argentinian Christian author and documentarian. He is the founder of Harvest Evangelism and the International Transformation Network, the objective of which is to end worldwide systemic poverty. He is a leader of the Argentine Revival and of the modern transformation movement.
Silvoso has written extensively on spiritual transformation in volumes that contain the principles and paradigms generally adopted in the movement. These books provide significant biographical information that helps to trace its origins as well as the personal journey he took that resulted in becoming one of its principal figures.
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Silvoso has written extensively on spiritual transformation in volumes that contain the principles and paradigms generally adopted in the movement. These books provide significant biographical information that helps to trace its origins as well as the personal journey he took that resulted in becoming one of its principal figures.
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August 25, 2017
Great book. Some would say very controversial. Loved it
June 11, 2017
The church we see today is nothing like that described in Acts. Jesus said the gates of hades would not prevail against the church but that is certainly not what we are seeing today. Why and how can that change?
Silvoso looked at Scripture and the contemporary church to rediscover the church as Jesus designed it to be. He shares what he has learned about the church as well as a strategy to develop it. He notes that the characteristics of the early church included people devoted to their leaders' teaching, provisions for needs, constant growth, and signs and wonders in the public square.
Silvoso offers many challenging thoughts, such as how church planting happened, how leaders were developed, the vital role of meals, marketplace ministry, the true meaning of ekklesia, baptizing a nation (including Spirit led social action), and much more.
I think the greatest impact of this book is that ministry takes place in the marketplace. Believers are trained to do ministry day in and day out. It is not church staff but believers who advance the kingdom of God. The average believers were the ones who influenced society in the early church. Silvoso gives many encouraging examples from his own ministry and that of others how believers are transforming agents. He also gives practical ideas on being such a change agent.
This book is certainly a welcome challenge to spiritual leaders and lay people. I recommend it to those who want to know how Jesus meant believers to live and minister today. Yes, the strategy includes being immersed in the power of the Holy Spirit. Silvoso provides a good study of the idea. Perhaps it is time to put away anti-charismatic thinking and really get serious about how the church can be a transforming agent today. This book will inspire you and give practical help to get you on your way, whether you are a pastor or a lay person.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.
Silvoso looked at Scripture and the contemporary church to rediscover the church as Jesus designed it to be. He shares what he has learned about the church as well as a strategy to develop it. He notes that the characteristics of the early church included people devoted to their leaders' teaching, provisions for needs, constant growth, and signs and wonders in the public square.
Silvoso offers many challenging thoughts, such as how church planting happened, how leaders were developed, the vital role of meals, marketplace ministry, the true meaning of ekklesia, baptizing a nation (including Spirit led social action), and much more.
I think the greatest impact of this book is that ministry takes place in the marketplace. Believers are trained to do ministry day in and day out. It is not church staff but believers who advance the kingdom of God. The average believers were the ones who influenced society in the early church. Silvoso gives many encouraging examples from his own ministry and that of others how believers are transforming agents. He also gives practical ideas on being such a change agent.
This book is certainly a welcome challenge to spiritual leaders and lay people. I recommend it to those who want to know how Jesus meant believers to live and minister today. Yes, the strategy includes being immersed in the power of the Holy Spirit. Silvoso provides a good study of the idea. Perhaps it is time to put away anti-charismatic thinking and really get serious about how the church can be a transforming agent today. This book will inspire you and give practical help to get you on your way, whether you are a pastor or a lay person.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.
September 3, 2017
I have thoroughly enjoyed Ed Silvoso's book Ekklesia. Many who see this book will wonder why he spells Ekklesia the way he does, if they are familiar with the traditional Greek spelling. However, Ed has his reasons for doing this and I won't spill the beans for anyone who has yet to read it. I truly believe that Ed has tapped into the reasons why the Church as a whole not been as productive and successful as she should be. However, Ed's book is not merely a critique of the state of the Church. It is a blueprint for how the Church can find here true purpose and be the global cultural transformer she was ordained to be.
If you have any desire to be a part of a body of believers who are not just about salvation, but also about effecting change throughout the nations, this book will show you in great detail how is is being done and how you too can be one who does it.
This book isn't just for the evangelist or the missionary. It is a book for every child of God, whether you are an Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher, or a new babe in Christ. Get your passion and fire back, if you've lost that zest and zeal of yesteryear. This book is for you. You may find yourself reading it multiple times, as reading it once just won't be enough to capture all the gold that is deposited within the pages of this book.
If you have any desire to be a part of a body of believers who are not just about salvation, but also about effecting change throughout the nations, this book will show you in great detail how is is being done and how you too can be one who does it.
This book isn't just for the evangelist or the missionary. It is a book for every child of God, whether you are an Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher, or a new babe in Christ. Get your passion and fire back, if you've lost that zest and zeal of yesteryear. This book is for you. You may find yourself reading it multiple times, as reading it once just won't be enough to capture all the gold that is deposited within the pages of this book.
March 4, 2020
Mobilization
I love this book. I'm going to have to go back through it again and again to get a better fuller understanding of what Ed talks about. It has been very eye opening, and powerful. It's one of those books that I want to give to everyone.
But its also one of those books that you can't just read and be done. You need to begin acting on what has been give to you. There are so many tools that are given to each reader, and now we are tasked with seeing these changes come to our own communities. It can start with one person no matter how small.
If you don't want your idea of church to be shaken. If you don't want to be equipped to help transform your church and your community. If you don't want to know the Biblic meaning of what the church should be. Don't read it.
But if your hungry for change. If your hungry to see revival come to your town. If you desire more understanding and more of God. Read this book, then read it again with someone else in your church. Then read it again with more people u till every town has been claimed for God.
I love this book. I'm going to have to go back through it again and again to get a better fuller understanding of what Ed talks about. It has been very eye opening, and powerful. It's one of those books that I want to give to everyone.
But its also one of those books that you can't just read and be done. You need to begin acting on what has been give to you. There are so many tools that are given to each reader, and now we are tasked with seeing these changes come to our own communities. It can start with one person no matter how small.
If you don't want your idea of church to be shaken. If you don't want to be equipped to help transform your church and your community. If you don't want to know the Biblic meaning of what the church should be. Don't read it.
But if your hungry for change. If your hungry to see revival come to your town. If you desire more understanding and more of God. Read this book, then read it again with someone else in your church. Then read it again with more people u till every town has been claimed for God.
July 11, 2017
This is an amazing, revolutionary, eye opening book. It turns all the preconceived notions that you may have about what a church should be, on its head. I devoured this book and am going to buy a hard copy for my bookshelf.
This is a book that any church leader, elder or group leader should read. It makes you look differently at so many things. What I really enjoy is that Ed Silvoso gives examples to illustrate what he means. And these examples are all from the field, tried and tested.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this book.
This is a book that any church leader, elder or group leader should read. It makes you look differently at so many things. What I really enjoy is that Ed Silvoso gives examples to illustrate what he means. And these examples are all from the field, tried and tested.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this book.
June 19, 2017
I thought this book was eye opening and interesting. Ekklesia by Ed Silvoso tells us about the true Ekklesia. This book is a paradigm shifter that will completely change my perspective about church.
Thank you Negalley for this book
Thank you Negalley for this book
November 10, 2018
This book includes history, plenty of scripture, excellent teaching, exciting stories; culminating in a powerful challenge to step up into God’s will to transform our spheres of influence from darkness to light.
February 22, 2020
Many of the ways God has directed us in understanding Jesus' mandate as much broader than the institutional church are both theologically underpinned and demonstrated by dramatic testimonies in this insightful book. I believe this message will prove significant to the future face of Christianity.
August 14, 2018
Every every every Christian who actually wants to see God’s Kingdom come to this world NEEDS to read this book! It holds the strategy we need to see that happen!
May 25, 2017
[Note: This book was provided free of charge by Chosen Books. All thoughts and opinions are my own.]
Do you like books about the social gospel that discuss the supposed obligation of believers to be active in "progressive" political causes [1]? Do you like books that discuss with considerable passion the workings of the Holy Spirit and that spend a great deal of attention to evangelical efforts in East and Southeast Asia and Latin America? If so, you will probably like this book a lot more than I did. In reading this book I was offended by the author's politics, appalled by his lack of biblical knowledge combined with his strident and arrogant tone critiquing contemporary Christianity and immensely disappointed by his continual tendency to engage in wordgames in the absence of sound biblical instruction. As is the case with all too many authors, he wrote too much about his previous writing, and tried to pass himself off as someone who has something useful to say about Christianity and how it needs to be reformed and showed himself too ignorant of the corpus of biblical law in order to provide useful advice for the purpose of the author to be fulfilled.
The contents of this book are not particularly surprising. Most of the chapters focus on supposed rediscovery. The author has a strong Pentecostal perspective, and laments the various divisions that exist within the Christian world, although the author does not have any sensitive conclusions to them except to encourage Pentecostals to write their own Bible commentaries so they avoid being affected by any lingering cessationist thought as is the case with the Schofield Bible Notes, and for those who are not Evangelical to agree with Pentecostal ideas about the Holy Spirit. The author engages in a great deal of quarreling over words and their meanings--referring to baptism as involving the redemption of populations and not merely people. Throughout the book the author makes reference to towns and cities supposedly being redeemed by their population of charismatic Christians like Ciudad Juarez. After a bit less than 200 pages of this sort of material, with the author making comments about spiritual warfare as well as showing a markedly egalitarian political bent, many of the last pages of the book include selected quotations from the preceding material.
It would be a shame if the author's obvious lack of biblical knowledge hindered his larger aims. The author makes comments against what he views as legalism when he appears to be much more hostile to pietism. What is most striking about this book is what is not mentioned more than what is. The author has some idea about Christians being destined to rule and lead, and the author's seeming postmillennial optimism leads him to see that rulership as being devoted into bringing the world into obedience to God before the return of Christ, although admittedly this book is not very precise about the eschatalogical views of its author. Yet, strangely, the author shows little awareness of the practical implications of God's law for redeemed communities and nations. It is a strange sort of silence, in that the author spends so much effort seeking to encourage believers to change the world through the power of the Holy Spirit without providing a vision as to what a godly society looks like in obedience to God's ways. Perhaps in a future volume the author, or someone else, will take a look at the Torah and its implications for a how a godly contemporary city, province, or nation is to operate in light of God's laws. For all of the author's considerable flaws, what strikes this reader the most is how incomplete it is, and how the author seems to think he has said far more than he has, and knows far more about redeeming the world and bringing it into obedience to God than he shows here.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2015...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2015...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2013...
Do you like books about the social gospel that discuss the supposed obligation of believers to be active in "progressive" political causes [1]? Do you like books that discuss with considerable passion the workings of the Holy Spirit and that spend a great deal of attention to evangelical efforts in East and Southeast Asia and Latin America? If so, you will probably like this book a lot more than I did. In reading this book I was offended by the author's politics, appalled by his lack of biblical knowledge combined with his strident and arrogant tone critiquing contemporary Christianity and immensely disappointed by his continual tendency to engage in wordgames in the absence of sound biblical instruction. As is the case with all too many authors, he wrote too much about his previous writing, and tried to pass himself off as someone who has something useful to say about Christianity and how it needs to be reformed and showed himself too ignorant of the corpus of biblical law in order to provide useful advice for the purpose of the author to be fulfilled.
The contents of this book are not particularly surprising. Most of the chapters focus on supposed rediscovery. The author has a strong Pentecostal perspective, and laments the various divisions that exist within the Christian world, although the author does not have any sensitive conclusions to them except to encourage Pentecostals to write their own Bible commentaries so they avoid being affected by any lingering cessationist thought as is the case with the Schofield Bible Notes, and for those who are not Evangelical to agree with Pentecostal ideas about the Holy Spirit. The author engages in a great deal of quarreling over words and their meanings--referring to baptism as involving the redemption of populations and not merely people. Throughout the book the author makes reference to towns and cities supposedly being redeemed by their population of charismatic Christians like Ciudad Juarez. After a bit less than 200 pages of this sort of material, with the author making comments about spiritual warfare as well as showing a markedly egalitarian political bent, many of the last pages of the book include selected quotations from the preceding material.
It would be a shame if the author's obvious lack of biblical knowledge hindered his larger aims. The author makes comments against what he views as legalism when he appears to be much more hostile to pietism. What is most striking about this book is what is not mentioned more than what is. The author has some idea about Christians being destined to rule and lead, and the author's seeming postmillennial optimism leads him to see that rulership as being devoted into bringing the world into obedience to God before the return of Christ, although admittedly this book is not very precise about the eschatalogical views of its author. Yet, strangely, the author shows little awareness of the practical implications of God's law for redeemed communities and nations. It is a strange sort of silence, in that the author spends so much effort seeking to encourage believers to change the world through the power of the Holy Spirit without providing a vision as to what a godly society looks like in obedience to God's ways. Perhaps in a future volume the author, or someone else, will take a look at the Torah and its implications for a how a godly contemporary city, province, or nation is to operate in light of God's laws. For all of the author's considerable flaws, what strikes this reader the most is how incomplete it is, and how the author seems to think he has said far more than he has, and knows far more about redeeming the world and bringing it into obedience to God than he shows here.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2015...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2015...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2013...
October 23, 2017
"Ekklesia: Rediscovering God's Instrument for Global Transformation" is a new book by Dr. Ed Silvoso, founder and president of Harvest Evangelism, the leader of the Transform Our World Network, and a strategist and Bible teacher.
There are some thoughtful insights regarding the Church, such as the explanation of the word ecclesia (in Jesus' day, it did not have a religious connotation, but rather referred to an assembly of people in the marketplace, that to imply the Church is to be more than a building) and the general concept of the "evangelistic method" inferred from Luke 10 (taking consecutive steps to reach out to and share the Gospel with unbelievers: Bless [v 5], Fellowship [v 7], Minister [v 9], and Proclaim). However, overall much of the content in "Ekklesia" I either did not agree with personally or did not consider Biblical, from overarching themes (e.g., highly charismatic) and assertions (including the main premise that the Great Commission's discipleship "of nations", as distinct from "of people in nations", equates to national transformation) to more specific interpretations/views as well as verses taken out of context. Certainly the Gospel will have ripple effects in the secular world as believers along with churches influence their spheres of influence, yet from my understanding of Scripture, cultural transformation or "redeeming" culture, or social justice, is not the mission or end goal of the Church in this age. (For further reading: "On Not Transforming the World" by Mark Galli, Christianity Today; "Transforming Culture: Christian Truth Confronts Post-Christian America" by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
Unfortunately, while there are nuggets of interesting truths within its pages, and also I feel Silvoso is both sincere and humble, I cannot personally recommend "Ekklesia: Rediscovering God's Instrument for Global Transformation" due to concerns with its overall content. (For further reading: "Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion" by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck.)
Disclaimer: This book was received for free from Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, in exchange for my review.
There are some thoughtful insights regarding the Church, such as the explanation of the word ecclesia (in Jesus' day, it did not have a religious connotation, but rather referred to an assembly of people in the marketplace, that to imply the Church is to be more than a building) and the general concept of the "evangelistic method" inferred from Luke 10 (taking consecutive steps to reach out to and share the Gospel with unbelievers: Bless [v 5], Fellowship [v 7], Minister [v 9], and Proclaim). However, overall much of the content in "Ekklesia" I either did not agree with personally or did not consider Biblical, from overarching themes (e.g., highly charismatic) and assertions (including the main premise that the Great Commission's discipleship "of nations", as distinct from "of people in nations", equates to national transformation) to more specific interpretations/views as well as verses taken out of context. Certainly the Gospel will have ripple effects in the secular world as believers along with churches influence their spheres of influence, yet from my understanding of Scripture, cultural transformation or "redeeming" culture, or social justice, is not the mission or end goal of the Church in this age. (For further reading: "On Not Transforming the World" by Mark Galli, Christianity Today; "Transforming Culture: Christian Truth Confronts Post-Christian America" by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
Unfortunately, while there are nuggets of interesting truths within its pages, and also I feel Silvoso is both sincere and humble, I cannot personally recommend "Ekklesia: Rediscovering God's Instrument for Global Transformation" due to concerns with its overall content. (For further reading: "Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion" by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck.)
Disclaimer: This book was received for free from Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, in exchange for my review.
December 29, 2023
If I could, I would give this 4.5 stars. Profoundly important book. It seems like an excellent companion to "rediscovering the kingdom" by Miles Monroe.
The concepts described in this book are revelatory especially the idea that the ecclesia is a mobile people movement designed to operate, 24 x 7 in the marketplace with the purpose of having an impact on everybody and everything. The church Jesus launched is meant to be an expensive, like Salt, water, light, or yeast (leaven). The idea that the term ekklesia was not religious at all, but rather a ruling assembly of citizens in the Greek and Roman democracy city states. Or an assembly of citizens duly convened. Perhaps my favorite point he makes is that the ekklesia was designed as a vehicle, to inject the leaven of the kingdom of God into the dough of society so that first people, and then cities, and eventually nations, would be discipled. The idea of baptizing nations (not just individuals) from matthew 28:19 is extremely profound, and I would enjoy several chapters on that subject.
The more I write this review the more I think it's better to give this book a five and forgive some of the potentially repetitive or laborious middle section of the book because this is an incredibly important book for the church to read . The beginning few chapters are 5+ stars, towards the middle. The book seems to drag a little bit, but then comes to a really strong finish.
I would recommend this book to any one who is interested in understanding how the "church " should truly operate, and be prepared to have your paradigms shaken.
The concepts described in this book are revelatory especially the idea that the ecclesia is a mobile people movement designed to operate, 24 x 7 in the marketplace with the purpose of having an impact on everybody and everything. The church Jesus launched is meant to be an expensive, like Salt, water, light, or yeast (leaven). The idea that the term ekklesia was not religious at all, but rather a ruling assembly of citizens in the Greek and Roman democracy city states. Or an assembly of citizens duly convened. Perhaps my favorite point he makes is that the ekklesia was designed as a vehicle, to inject the leaven of the kingdom of God into the dough of society so that first people, and then cities, and eventually nations, would be discipled. The idea of baptizing nations (not just individuals) from matthew 28:19 is extremely profound, and I would enjoy several chapters on that subject.
The more I write this review the more I think it's better to give this book a five and forgive some of the potentially repetitive or laborious middle section of the book because this is an incredibly important book for the church to read . The beginning few chapters are 5+ stars, towards the middle. The book seems to drag a little bit, but then comes to a really strong finish.
I would recommend this book to any one who is interested in understanding how the "church " should truly operate, and be prepared to have your paradigms shaken.
August 22, 2020
Not a light read but a challenging and important message!
This is not an easy read , however I encourage you to stick with it! The first few chapters build a theological foundation that will be necessary for the rest of the book. You will be inspired and challenged by dozens of testimonies of cities being transformed thru believers stepping out of the church buildings sand into the marketplace where everyday people are waiting to live extraordinary lives . Culd it be that we as the Body of Christ were meant to have an impact outside of the church building? Ed believes so, and he does an excellent job in defending his position.
This is not an easy read , however I encourage you to stick with it! The first few chapters build a theological foundation that will be necessary for the rest of the book. You will be inspired and challenged by dozens of testimonies of cities being transformed thru believers stepping out of the church buildings sand into the marketplace where everyday people are waiting to live extraordinary lives . Culd it be that we as the Body of Christ were meant to have an impact outside of the church building? Ed believes so, and he does an excellent job in defending his position.
April 7, 2022
Interesting concepts. This was not so much a “deconstruction” or criticism of the church, but more an expansion on what it looks like when the Church moves outside the 4 walls and into the marketplace / world (backed by Scriptural examples from the early Church as well as of modern examples of applying these principals.)
I had read reviews criticizing a “social justice” message in the book, but I was thankful to see the discussion was actually Biblical social justice and not recent the western cultural re-definition (hijacking) of the term. This book gave me some things to ponder for how I might apply these principals in my own realm of influence.
I had read reviews criticizing a “social justice” message in the book, but I was thankful to see the discussion was actually Biblical social justice and not recent the western cultural re-definition (hijacking) of the term. This book gave me some things to ponder for how I might apply these principals in my own realm of influence.
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February 16, 2023This book deals with the potential of change the group of believers can bring about in a city or a nation when they see and live and act beyond the walls of their church buildings. How much more impactful would ministry be if we carried the partnership with God into our workplaces and neighborhoods? It was an inspiring book that shifted my understanding of faith in everyday life. Definitely a great read.
April 15, 2018
It is a bit difficult to get into, especially the first couple of chapters but well worth persevering as a lot of simple truth is uncovered. I love the way the describes our influence in the church and how much bigger it is meant to be and how transformational but think it could have been written a lot better.
October 28, 2020
Another great book from Silvoso. I still wish to see the narrative being pushed beyond Christianity and religion. When science and religion will once again reunite and work together. It's a very important book nonetheless helping people to recalibrate their beliefs from heavenwards to earthwards. It's here, now, and we can all play our part to regenerate the planet.
July 26, 2020
The Once & Future Church
Ed presents beautifully with inspiring real life testimonies what it takes for us as believers to walk in the fullness of our calling as and unpacks so helpfully what our mandate to baptise nations actually looks like.
Ed presents beautifully with inspiring real life testimonies what it takes for us as believers to walk in the fullness of our calling as and unpacks so helpfully what our mandate to baptise nations actually looks like.
September 26, 2020
Excellent, best book I have listen to this year so far. it is a book for such a time as this.
I liked the testimonies and research in this book, makes all clear about ecclesia, it has a very practical implementation plan.
I liked the testimonies and research in this book, makes all clear about ecclesia, it has a very practical implementation plan.
October 6, 2023
Good read and not conventional to main stream Christianity which could appear controversial in delivery. However, I believe the intent and context are intentional and needed if the goal is “transformed” or a renewed way of thinking.
July 16, 2025
This is a great understanding of the dynamic church, the dynamic power of God.
I have witnessed the events of this book in my life; in my neighborhood, my city, my state. I highly recommend this book!
I have witnessed the events of this book in my life; in my neighborhood, my city, my state. I highly recommend this book!
October 1, 2025
For anyone not satisfied with the current impact the modern church is having, this is a really interesting book and study about the origins of the church, including cultural context and how that applies to us today! I found it very motivating.
February 9, 2020
Critical Read
Challenging and encouraging read! Very methodical in its presentation and a great tool box for those wanting to advance God’s Kingdom here on earth.
Challenging and encouraging read! Very methodical in its presentation and a great tool box for those wanting to advance God’s Kingdom here on earth.
March 14, 2021
Read in 2020 (when churches closed due to pandemic ).
Reading again in 2021 - will be back with a review
Reading again in 2021 - will be back with a review
September 27, 2021
Phenomenal
November 15, 2021
Loved this book! I also listened to the audio.
March 17, 2022
Destined to be a special book of shifting our conventional exegesis of some NT books esp the Gospels regarding the calling of Church, Ed puts it “Ekklesia”. With us believing in it or not, Ed’s book provides an opportunity or possibility for us to unlearn or relearn the Scriptural knowledge abt the Church and Great Commission, notably on discipling the nations with prayer evangelism. May our Holy Ghost help the the Church and His children all. Lastly, a great inspiring read! Thanks Ed!
December 18, 2023
Great book
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