Big Hearted

by Chris Duffet & Simon Goddard

This book is enormous fun to read. But don't be deceived, the content of the message is about as profound as anything you will come across. The generous love of the God who did not withold his own Son but gave him up for us all' needs to be reflected by an equally generous church. Most of the Christians I have met get somewhere near this but just occasionally I meet those who if they have been baptised at all seem to have been baptised in lemon-juice! This book will do us all good and will push us in the right direction. --Dr Nigel G. Wright, Principal, Spurgeon's College London

The apparently simple approach Chris has to making God's love real is of course deceptively deep. It reaches way into our humanity, touching parts of us we'd long forgotten were there. This book is, in the very best sense, a treasury of encouragement and love. --Mark Craig, BMS World Mission Director for Communications

Big Hearted challenges the reader to stop simply talking about it, to stop running away from it… and to just get on with the evangelistic task of making Jesus known! Chris & Simon do this in a warm-hearted, accessible way, with good humour and passionate conviction. Buy it for your leadership team and decide to act! --Revd Jez Brown, Regional Minister, South West Baptist Association

185 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2012

Reviews

[Melanie Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a must-read book for Christians today - you may not agree with every sentence, but it will supply you with much food for thought. 'The Light Project' is in the vanguard of those moving forward the Christian agenda in the UK and have many inspiring approaches and ideas on evangelism. It will be interesting to read more about 'The Light Project'in the future, but this book provides a starting point. It doesn't matter what Church you belong to, or indeed if you are not a Christian, this book is relevant in a rapidly changing world, which needs hope for the future.

[David S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb insight into the Heart of Christianity

We live in a world where many of the traditional explanations of our faith are so far removed from everyday life as to be meaningless. Yet research suggests large number of people are searching for hope and are seeking spiritual fulfilment. This book brings the Gospel to life, offering practical ideas and challenging us to realise that, these days, most “church” will be done outside of the building... Not so different to the early church then... GO and make disciples...

[Rob Jinkerson · Rating 3 out of 5]

An OK book. Has some interesting stories about the author's experiences of seeing God work through his evangelism but other than that, I couldn't see the purpose of the book. It wasn't really a tutorial not did I find it deeply inspiring. There were a few points in the book that made me want to try some of his evangelism methods out but overall, on finishing the book, I was left with a feeling of simply 'read that'.