{"id":789,"date":"2009-06-09T18:09:20","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T23:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=789"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:38:31","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:38:31","slug":"the-tangible-kingdom-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/the-tangible-kingdom-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tangible Kingdom Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve never been one for prepackaged group Bible studies. Generally, I disdain them. To put it crudely, (in the words of a famous line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail) <\/em>I fart in their general direction. I can’t tell you how many hundreds of hours I have spent yawning and eye-rolling through such studies.<\/p>\n

However, I was recently sent a group study which I not only like, but thoroughly recommend! Yes, this group study is worth the money you spend on it!\u00a0It’s called The Tangible Kingdom Primer <\/a><\/em>and is based on a book which I\u00a0recommended last year\u00a0called The Tangible Kingdom<\/a>\u00a0by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay. The book itself is\u00a0one of the best books I have read on\u00a0how to live a life of evangelism and mission for church planting.\u00a0The more I\u00a0work on\u00a0planting churches, and the more I read about the gospel and the kingdom, the more convinced I am that this book is a “must read,” not only for church planters, but for all who follow Jesus.<\/p>\n

And now,\u00a0the\u00a0eight-week guide makes the ideas of the book even more accessible. This is a fantastic tool to help Christians become “missional” and “incarnational” according to the gospel. I highly recommend that groups of believers around the country go through this study while reading The Tangible Kingdom<\/em>. The study contains stunning images, thought-provoking questions, and most importantly, missional insights into key biblical texts.<\/p>\n

If you really want to follow Jesus, this little guide will show you what it is, how to do it, why we should, and (most often forgotten) where. (Did you know that it is hard to follow Jesus if all you do is “attend church”?) If you want to “reach out,” but don’t really know how, this primer is the place to start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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