The book is part of 9 Marks Ministries and is an extension of Dever's "9 Marks of a Healthy Church."
The topics in this book are as follows (every chapter starts with, "A Healthy Church Member is...):
An Expositional Listener
A Biblical Theologian
Gospel Saturated
Genuinely Converted
A Biblical Evangelist
A Committed Member
Seeks Discipline
A Growing Disciple
A Growing Disciple
A Humble Follower
A Prayer Warrior
If you are good at math or you can count like a horse, you will notice that there are ten marks and not nine. Anyabwile says that he gives the last as an "extra" for us readers, and I was thankful.
This book is very practical and the chapter titles might look overwhelming at first, but they really are put forth in a very well balanced manner and are very challenging for everyone from the Pastor, layman or congregant.
Anyabwile states the following:
This little book is written in the hope that you might discover or rediscover what it means to be a healthy church member of a local church, and what it means to contribute to the overall health of the church
I think that Anyabwile did just that as it really is a challenge to all who set foot in church each Lord's Day.
I would highly recommend this to read and then to hand out afterwards to any member in your church. Link to Buy
ht: erik for the recommendation
The book sounds promising. I believe the healthy Church member is that person who is both ministered too and ministering to others. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteI like Anyabwile's list. I also believe that 1 John 5 give us an excellent idea just what a healthy church member looks like.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review Seth.