Renovation: A Survey on Divine Design in the Life of the Church

by Dwight Smith

In recent years the church has forgotten the conviction of thousands of Christ followers, across two thousand years, who gave themselves to completing the last sending command of “In your going, make disciples of all the peoples of the world” (Matt. 28:19). Instead, in an effort to draw people to Christ, much of the Western church today has sought to become relevant through golden-tongued leaders, star-quality worship bands, large-scale buildings, and myriad social programs. God is on a mission to redeem lost men and women to Himself and restore them to relationship with and representation of Him, and we, the already redeemed ones, are servants in this mission. The primary need of the church in our day is not relevancy; rather, it is to provide people accessibility to the gospel through our day-to-day lives. God’s ultimate design for the church is simply for every member of Christ’s church to live the gospel in whatever places God calls us, thus saturating every home, workplace, community, city, and nation with the gospel message through the people of God.

126 pages, Paperback

Published April 21, 2020

Reviews

[Bruce Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is his "significant edit" to the first Renovation from 2010. Smith has some tremendous insights into the purpose of the church and roles leadership needs to take. He has refocused some of his previous thoughts and continues developing strategy for the western church. He has good suggestions for the American church and leadership.

[Len Flack · Rating 4 out of 5]

The concepts in this book are gold, and this revision is a much smoother read than previous versions. Very helpful!

[Andrew Krom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful book on the church and how the church should function in the world. I read this right after reading Smith's "Alone at the Top".