The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century Church by Michael FrostMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Finished reading this a month or two ago - but I'm delayed in posting my reviews.
I enjoyed the majority of this book. Frost and Hirsch discuss what Christian mission looks like in today's modern developed world - and how certain mission strategies of the past are no longer effective in reaching post-modernists. I particularly enjoyed the many examples of Christians performing mission in new and unique ways that are relevant to the 'culture' they are attempting to reach. Part of my reading of this book was at the same time as taking the Perspectives on World Missions course - and they paralleled well (though Perspectives tends to have a greater focus on the undeveloped world, while Shaping of Things to Come has a focus on the developed world).
Portions of the latter half of the book were rather technical and abstract in nature, and made for difficult reading as a result. However, I did appreciate the summary chapter at the end that discusses some practical applications that can be taken from the concepts discussed in the book.
Rather then let the books I've finished clutter my bookshelf, I'd like to get them into the hands of people who'd like to read them. Therefore I am giving away my (slightly battered) paperback copy of this book. If you'd like to have it just leave a comment on this blog post and let me know. I'll pick a random commenter (assuming there's more than one) and contact you to arrange sending the book to you.
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