Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods (Re:Lit:Vintage Jesus)

Gerry Brashears and Mark Driscoll come together again to address the church. They focus on such issues as church unity, discipline, mission, leadership, baptism, communion, Christian life and much more. Their drive is on a holistic examination of the church, its mission, vision and purpose.This is another work by Brashers and Driscoll that is focused on bringing a biblical understanding of a Christian issue (church) to the everyday person in a way that is clear and yet sound in its teaching. Most people, I believe, from the everyday Christian to the deep thinking theologian will enjoy this read as it is filled with difficult issues that have divided the church (women preaching, tithing, sin, church discipline, etc.), but addresses them in common language that all would grasp and understand. Often, in our world today, people try to skirt around the issues, but not Brashers and Driscoll as they take them head on and do not back away just because it might cause backlash.One of the greatest strengths of this book is in the writing style as it brings up some difficult questions and issues and addresses them in a very comprehensible way and they work hard to keep it biblically focused. I love how they take topics like preaching, elders, baptism, etc., and address the not only from the topic itself, but have questions that are commonly brought up about such topics and they answers them as well. This makes for an enjoyable read as you're focus goes from the subject and then to questions brought about be the topic in which they address.Overall, I recommend this book to all those looking to better understand the church and, as I know many will, for those looking on knowing where Gerry Brashears and Mark Driscoll (who most are probably interested in) stand when it comes to the church, its mission, vision and purpose.

Vintage Church is an excellent book clearly describing what the church is and should be. Through out it exalts Jesus Christ as the head of the church. Chapter titles include: What is A Christian Church, Who is Supposed to Lead a Church? Why is Preaching Important?, How Can a Church be Unified? How Can a Church Utilize Technology? How Could the Church Transform the World?In the chapter on church unity a detailed discussion of what divides the church including: heretics, pride, legalism, distrust, traditionalism, to little or too much organization, founder dysfunction, mission loss and doing too much.The book contains a wealth of information, is carefully researched as well as lived by the authors. It's a book written in language understandable for both pastors and laity.

I'm a big fan of Mark. This book was good. But after reading Vintage Jesus, many points seemed to carry over. If you haven't read Vintage Jesus this would be a great read, then go read Vintage Jesus.

This is an amazing challenging book. Very readable and to the point. It comes from a sermon series but it is beefed up with more content. Great book!!

This book by the founder of the Acts 29 Network really helped me to understand what the emerging reformed church is about. We've been visiting a church that is a part of the network and the book did a good job explaining what this church's values are.

Want to learn how to berate your church? Want to learn how to have a authoritarian spirit so you can tell others what's wrong with them as you threaten to discipline them (kick them out of church)? Want to get a narrow view of ministry and church? Then this is the book and author for you!!

I am teaching a series on the church and have used vintage church as an invaluable resource. I believe Driscol and Bresheares definition of the church is a great summary of what the N.T. church is to be.

I loved this book! It is full of wonderful information and i'd highly recommend it to anyone trying to figure out what Jesus' Church really is! In my top 10 books of all time!

Driscoll has a wonderful gift of cutting through all the nonsense, and slapping us in the face with the word, excellent all Pastor's should read this!!