A friend has lent me this book and I am enjoying it so far.   The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community

I like that the authors are not negative toward certain forms of church; I like that the model they are promoting is something that can be used in house churches, small groups, or even mega-churches; I like that they give me practical steps on how to accomplish the kind of community I long for; and, I like that they make me feel hopeful!

It’s not about attracting Christian people to a worship service.  The goal is to be the faithful church in small pockets throughout the city – places of inclusive belonging where God’s alternative Kingdom can be experienced.

Look inside the book here to get a feel for what I am talking about.

The following is from the website, http://www.tangiblekingdom.com:

Jesus’ news about His Kingdom is a wild, life-reorienting message. It changes people, cities, and the social fabric. It looks quite different from the religion common to some of our present-day church experiences.

Watch as a normal God-searching man finds hope as he sees a glimpse of the Kingdom in a community of friends, around a table, and everywhere he goes.

The Tangible Kingdom helps open a window into the uneasiness many of us feel when what we’ve read in Scripture does not line up with our experiences of church or religion.