Creature of the Word, Josh Patterson
Creature of the Word, Josh Patterson
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Creature of the Word
The Jesus-Centered Church

Author: Josh Patterson, Matt Chandler, Eric Geiger

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 7 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2012

Synopsis

The Reformers viewed the gospel as not merely one thing among many in the life of a church but rather the means by which the church exists. When the gospel is rightly declared and applied to God’s people, the church becomes “a creature of the Word.” She understands, embraces, and lives out the reality of Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection in more than her doctrinal statement. The gospel impacts all the church is and does. Creature of the Word lays out this concept in full, first examining the rich, scripture-based beauty of a Jesus-centered church, then clearly providing practical steps toward forming a Jesus-centered church. Authors Matt Chandler, Eric Geiger, and Josh Patterson write what will become a center-ing discussion piece for those whose goal is to be part of a church that has its theology, culture, and practice completely saturated in the gospel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruth on January 23, 2015

I always enjoy books that take Christian themes and look at things in a bit of a unique way. This book does just that. The reader is taken on a journey through how the church was supposed to be biblically, how it has lost its focus over time, and how it can become what God intended. The three author......more

Goodreads review by Landon on August 31, 2023

This book contains some helpful insights about the gospel and how the gospel relates to the way we think about church. The most interesting part of the book are the "blurbs" written in the 2012 edition (the edition I read). Many of the ministry leaders who wrote "blurbs" for this book have failed to......more

Goodreads review by Cory on April 11, 2019

Unfortunately Creature of the Word fell prey to the classic Christian-Book-Curse. What is this curse you ask? It’s a curse that causes Christian writers to type way too aggressively, resulting in a book that’s about 50 pages too long. Additionally this book felt more geared towards those freshly ent......more

Goodreads review by Jen on November 03, 2018

Readable and necessary for church leaders to grow in shared vision. As a church member, I also found it valuable and echoing what I'm asking God to do in women's ministry.......more

Goodreads review by Tyler on March 11, 2016

This might be the best book I've ever read on how to be a Biblical church. If you were to read only the Bible and this book, you would get a fairly balanced overview of what the Church should look like and how it should operate. I'm surprised at how many topics are covered well in such an easy read.......more

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