Though I have a few disagreements with parts of the way the Total Church (written by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis) principles are fleshed out in church structure, I still recommend the book as one of the best I’ve read on church practice and practical ecclesiology. I’m planning on reviewing the book chapter by chapter on this blog. So it’s with great joy that I recommend these resources which I haven’t listened to yet.
Jonathan Dodson writes:
Steve Timmis is an innovative leader in The Crowded House and Porterbrook Traning Centre and now European Director for Acts 29 in the UK. I’ve had the joy of working with Steve on a few things and my respect for him grows each time. Here are some outstanding resources on cultivating gospel-centered missional communities.
Resurgence has provided three sessions on Total Church traning on Gospel Communities.
- Session 1: Gospel-centered Principles – an outstanding explanation of the Gospel summarized as: “Jesus, God’s promised Rescuer and Ruler, lived our life, died our death and rose again in triumphant vindication as the first fruits of the new creation to bring forgiven sinners together under his gracious reign”.
- Session 2: Gospel-centered Practices – focuses on the “how tos” of GCs, addressing language, structure, mission.
- Session 3: Gospel-centered Practices – focuses on more best practices on leader development, etc.
If you want the links to download the videos individually, then you can click on these:
- Session 1 – Gospel-centered Principles
- Session 2 – Gospel-centered Practices
- Session 3 – Gospel-centered Practices
