Church Revitalization From The Inside Out
Book Review
I don't know what I was expecting when I got this book, but I do know it was different than I expected. In one way, I think it was refreshing. It wasn't gimmicky or fadish. There was a total absence of these in the book. Stuart's sole emphasis for church revitalization was on church leadership. In the sense of challenging church leaders, I think this was an excellent book. The only weakness in this regard is that I don't think Stuart gave enough acknowledgement to the various polities and how that in itself is a significant struggle for churches.
As far as church revitalization as a whole, I think there are significant gaps that Robert Stuart leaves. If he had named the book something related to leadership development and church revitalization, then the book wouldn't leave you with gaps. But since the book assumes the topic of church revitalization as a whole, then there is a lot more that needs to be said.
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