The Cry of the Harvest
Lately, I’ve been picking up a little steam in updating this section of the blog. My hope is it’s helpful.
I just finished up “The Cry of the Harvest” by Chad Taylor. I was looking for a book to stir up a passion for reaching lost souls and give direction in how to do it. I found that and more. Chad is probably one of the most radical American evangelists that I’ve read about in recent history.
What I love about this book is that Chad is profoundly set apart to reach lost souls in this culture. He is not impressed by charismatic Christianity that is obsessed with God’s power but never touches the lost. He calls for a reformation in the church that looks a lot like house churches, but is quick to point out if they forget they are for the harvest they have lost their way.
Chad’s voice echoes the Lord’s heart for us to no longer be complacent about the lost that are dying around us. In many ways, Chad’s writings were a gentle, fatherly rebuke to not forget part of the purpose for which the church exists. Here’s a warning: This book will challenge you. If you’re interested, you can pick the book up here.
Have You Been a Part of One of These?
It is the nature of movements to have leaders that inspire those around them to fulfill a cause. It is also the nature of movements to be made up of people who, once inspired by the leader, give that leader the assurance that fulfilling the cause is possible after all.
Simple Church Planting Movements In The West
Ever wonder why simple churches multiply like crazy in places like China, the Middle East, and South America, but not here in the United States and Europe? So do I. This is a questions we must answer in our day in order to truly reach this nation and some of the harder nations of the Earth.
That’s why I was thrilled when Floyd McClung, veteran missionary and current leader of a church planting movement in South Africa, took some time to post his thoughts on the subject. Floyd is responding to a frustrated simple church-planter and gives some great advice to help us focus our efforts here in the West. You can check out his thoughts here.
Cluster Map
Pursuing Glory 