Book Review: Change Your Church For Good

Change Your Church For Good, Revised Edition, by Brad Powell, brings to the forefront the success and the testing which will come when transitioning a church from near death to relevance. Importance in placed on not compromising the Gospel of Christ while working to change a church into one which works and is relevant to the community it serves.

I found the thoughts and ideas presented by Brad Powell to be interesting. I caught myself saying, "Wow!" more than once. The book begins with an accurate, yet disturbing description of the modern church in comparison to the church in the book of Acts. The book presents explaining a vision of church transition to the congregation very well. Keeping the vision in the mind and focus of the congregation is emphasized strongly throughout the book. Proper leadership and selecting leaders is dealt with and runs as a major theme throughout the text. The presentation of the Gospel without compromise is given precedence in every phase of church transition.

This book isn't a "how-to" manual of changing a church for good or bad due to the nature of differing culture and circumstances in different communities. However, the thoughts and ideas presented can assist the pastor, or church leader, to develop a plan to change a church for good. Brad Powell does an exceptional job of getting readers to examine the relevance of their churches and challenging those who want their churches to become relevant living organisms in their communities. I recommend Change Your Church For Good to all who desire to see their churches become what God intends them to be, life-changing, soul-saving, growing bodies of believers in Jesus Christ.

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