According to George Barns there are 53,000 a month leaving Evangelical churches. God is realigning the church, and Floyd believes he wants to use the frustration that people feel towards the church to motivate them to believe for change.
There is a valley of dry bones God wants to use, but those bones won't become an army until they are prophesied over. The dry bones are made up of the poor, the rebellious, the marginalised of society, the young and the uneducated. They carry wounds, have been abused, suffer from AIDS, are widows and single parents; they are often so poor they have lost hope of finding a purpose in life. They are waiting for someone to believe in them.
By choosing to follow Jesus, believers have joined a great procession of men and women who are living for something far greater than themselves. The challenge is to act like we really believe what we are called to be and to do: to become a radical community of Jesus followers who seek to alleviate injustice and share the Father's love with those who have never heard that he cares for them; to show that the church of Jesus Christ is the hope of the world.
In this book he shares his five core beliefs about leadership, church and mission:
- Simple church
- Courageous leadership
- Focused obedience
- Apostolic passion
- Making disciples
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