The Trellis and the Vine Reviewed by Mark Dever

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything (Hardback) by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne 9781921441585

Even among those godly, faithful pastors who avoid the trendsetting fads of Christian marketing, there is confusion—
most especially between what Christian ministry is in the Bible, and what Christian ministry has become in the particular tradition or denomination of which they are part. We are all captive to our traditions and influenced by them more than we realize. And the effect of tradition and long practice is not always that some terrible error becomes entrenched; more often it is that our focus shifts away from our main task and agenda, which is disciple-making. We become so used to doing things one way (often for good reason at first) that important elements are neglected and forgotten, to our cost. We become imbalanced, and then wonder why we go in circles.

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[weeneilly]

me too, off to the godbook co.

[doulospastor]

Okay, Dever's sold me.

I've got to go out and get myself a copy!