By Robert Lewis Zondervan Publishing House ISBN: 0-310-25015-3 The Book's Purpose

To show evidence that a great chasm exists between the Church and the community it is commissioned to reach and how to bridge that gulf To tell the story of how one church successfully built bridges to its community To teach how Jesus and the Early Church transformed the culture around them To provide practical strategies for how churches can unleash their members to engage in effective community ministry To suggest the changes congregations must make in the 21st century if they want to become churches of irresistible influence The Book’s Message God has ordained churches and has given them the power to transform communities for the kingdom. Yet with each passing year it seems they become increasingly irrelevant. It is time for all congregations to make the necessary adjustments which will lead them to reconnect with God and their fellow men. Just as a bridge connects the chasm that exists between two pieces of land, so the Church must construct a bridge which will connect it to the community. The church which successfully accomplishes this biblically-mandated task will become a church of irre-sistible influence. Order this book NOW