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Red Skies: 10 Essential Conversations Exploring Our Future as the Church
When it is evening, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.” And in the morning, “It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.” You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
MATTHEW 16:2–3
Our world is changing faster than ever. Digital culture is rapidly accelerating, climate change threatens the future of our planet, racial inequality looms large, sexuality norms are constantly shifting, and forced migration is increasing. Meanwhile, the church is rife with internal conflict and busies itself with growth strategies, running programs, and creating better worship services.
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus told the religious leaders that although they could interpret the appearance of the sky, they didn’t know how to read the signs of the times. As twenty-first-century disciples and leaders, we must not make the same mistake. We need to understand our cultural red skies and see the coming changes because our response to the issues we face will determine the church’s position, posture, and practice for years to come.
With contributions from experts in their fields—including missiologists, pastors, ecclesiologists, entrepreneurs, and prophets—Red Skies explores some of the essential conversations the church must engage with now so we might overcome potential threats and look for opportunities to be good news to both our current and future world.
Why?
Because the skies are red.
MATTHEW 16:2–3
Our world is changing faster than ever. Digital culture is rapidly accelerating, climate change threatens the future of our planet, racial inequality looms large, sexuality norms are constantly shifting, and forced migration is increasing. Meanwhile, the church is rife with internal conflict and busies itself with growth strategies, running programs, and creating better worship services.
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus told the religious leaders that although they could interpret the appearance of the sky, they didn’t know how to read the signs of the times. As twenty-first-century disciples and leaders, we must not make the same mistake. We need to understand our cultural red skies and see the coming changes because our response to the issues we face will determine the church’s position, posture, and practice for years to come.
With contributions from experts in their fields—including missiologists, pastors, ecclesiologists, entrepreneurs, and prophets—Red Skies explores some of the essential conversations the church must engage with now so we might overcome potential threats and look for opportunities to be good news to both our current and future world.
Why?
Because the skies are red.
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253 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2022
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March 16, 2022
An Important Book for Church Right Now
The church was already changing, but the pandemic took it to the next level. There are a lot of topics on the table now and if the church wants to continue functioning and reaching the upcoming generations, it’s going to need to address the themes in this book. We’ll worth a read.
The church was already changing, but the pandemic took it to the next level. There are a lot of topics on the table now and if the church wants to continue functioning and reaching the upcoming generations, it’s going to need to address the themes in this book. We’ll worth a read.
March 15, 2023
I appreciated some of the essays in this collection more than others. No surprise there. I didn't feel like the essays connected with each other as much as I'd liked. For the most part, they felt pretty independent.
July 19, 2022
not as good as I’d hoped
Some sections were definitely better than others. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great? I had higher hopes for the content.
Some sections were definitely better than others. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great? I had higher hopes for the content.
December 28, 2022
An important and prophetic book written by a bunch of people wanting to see the Church be transformed to what Jesus intends it to be. A must to be read for all leaders of the future Church!
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