I am persuaded that God has again, in this book, provided a great service to His servants in the Church.
“The purpose” is re-emphasized and the process for achieving the “Great Commission” is clearly laid-out for any and all who wish to serve the Lord.
Even while I am convinced that all believing “church leaders” will benefit from this book, I am more convinced that this book should be in the hands of the “laity”, i.e. the vast numbers of individual members of the body of Christ who evangelize at the water cooler or the construction site food catering trucks, but only when they know their purpose.
Please also read this essay, The Power of Parishioners, by Dr. Rick Warren, which coincides with the Rainer/Geiger findings in Simple Church.
The leaders are not the power of Christ’s Church; rather it is the vast army of committed volunteers who understand a “Simple” message with an understandable goal, which is preached from the Simple Church that Jesus established on Pentecost a few years ago.
The power is not in the Pastors, deacons, and preacher/evangelists.
The power is instead from the Holy Spirit within the hearts of those who believe that Jesus can and will save.

God bless,
DSM
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