If you want to see your church engage a journey to effectively communicate with real people in a real world, you have to read this book.
Although my good friend, Tim Stevens, wrote it, Pop Goes the Church goes beyond the ministry philosophy and practices of Granger Community Church. Tim's done his homework. He's a student of culture, he's researched other churches and he's engaged real conversations with real people whose lives have been transformed by a message that's relevant today.
Here's what Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church has to say about the book:
In thirty years of ministry, I have never stopped believing that the local church is the hope of the world. It is my driving passion to help leaders get this, and to help them find tools to do church more effectively. Pop Goes the Church should be read by every pastor, church leader, and layperson who wants to connect people to Jesus but is finding it hard to be heard in our media-saturated culture. Some authors have suggested we should give up on the local church. Stevens, however, is making the case that a local church can be transformational in its community. He doesn't stop with theory, but gives practical how-tos and examples from churches of all sizes and styles. Pop Goes the Church is sure to become very useful for a new generation of leaders. it will compel animated conversations in conference rooms and living rooms across the world as leaders everywhere wrestle with how to leverage pop culture in and through the local church.
And Guy Kawasawki, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures, Author, Art of the Start weighs in with this:
Contemporary doesn't equal revolutionary. Revolutionary change is what's needed for churches to survive and thrive. Pop Goes the Church provides a curve-jumping, revolution-starting approach to changing churches, so read it and make the world a better place.
It's due out next month, but you can place advance orders through WiredChurches.com or Amazon.com.
Get your copy early... like today!
(Now, back to my own writing. My manuscript is due in a few weeks!)
