Total Church
Total church pleads for two key principles for church and mission.
- First, the gospel as content: being word-centred (for the gospel is truth) and being mission-centred (for the gospel is truth to be proclaimed).
- Secondly, the community as context: sharing our lives as Christians and offering a place of belonging to unbelievers.
The following total church resources are available:
Total Church Book
A radical reshaping around gospel and community. Written by Steve Timmis and Tim Chester, this book applies the two principles mentioned above to the following areas of church life: Church planning, evangelism, apologetics, social involvement, leadership, discipleship, pastoral care, world mission and notions of success. Link to books page.
Total Church Conference
Total Church 2010 was huge success, seeing Christians from churches across the country visit for a two-day conference. The conference featured the following talks, which you can listen to via the links below:
- Loving God, Loving Others by Steve Timmis
- Church Under the Radar by Steve Timmis
- Mission by Being a Good Neighbour by Steve Timmis
- Everyday Theology by Tim Chester
- Everyday Pastoral Care by Tim Chester
- Everyday Evangelism by Tim Chester
As well, break sessions were set up to engage in the following issues:
- Transitioning: How you bring about change
- Missional Business
- Starting from Scratch
- Building a gospel household
- Big church. Little Church
- Giving away your best
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