Unstoppable Force, An

Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award

In An Unstoppable Force, author Erwin McManus offers a vision of the church taking its rightful place. An unstoppable force created to change the world. A church that is active and engaged with its community. A church that dares to cut itself free from atrophied practices and programs to flourish in creative and compelling worship. Where teachers of the Word risk reaching out to our multi-sensory, multi-layered culture with music, the arts and other unique expressions of love and faith. A church that prospers in the life of Christ.

New life comes into a church - an apostolic ethos - when it realizes its destiny is found in its early church origins. A living part of the body of Christ. Driven to find its uniqueness beyond being a cookie cutter copy of the ?successful church.?

An Unstoppable Force will:

• Challenge you to see God?s vision for the mission and purpose of the church.
• Help you to explore specific changes in the culture that call for immediate change in the church.
• Offer practical ways for your church to find its unique voice and identity to express Christ?s love and faith to your culture.
• Present interactive questions in each chapter to foster discussion about the life of your church, its focus on Christ, and how it can be a richer influence on your culture.

Never settle for church as usual again! Let An Unstoppable Force excite and inspire you to be part of the Church that GOD had in mind!

?I love this book because Erwin loves the church. Growing churches require growing leaders. This book will help you along the way.?
- Rick Warren - Lead Pastor, Saddleback Church. Author, The Purpose Driven Church.

?If I could only require one text for all my divinity students, if I could only recommend one book for every religious leader, this would be the one.?
- Leonard Sweet - E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism Drew University, Madison, NJ.

?Erwin is not predicting the future, he is demonstrating God?s next wave as the prophetic leader of a multi-cultureal authentic faith community. A must read.?
- Michael Slaughter - Pastor, Ginghamsburg Church.

?I love Pastor Erwin McManus? heart for the Kingdom, for the city and for reaching people for Chirst - he?s one of the great visionaries and innovators when it comes to church leadership of our days. Growing out of his own incredible experience, An Unstoppable Force contains insights and principles that I believe can help any church grow and reach its full potential in Christ!?
- Bill McCartney - Founder and President, Promise Keepers.

?An Unstoppable Force is an abrupt opening of the window shade, revealing that we?ve all been hitting the snooze button for decades? this is a book of timeless wisdom, explained in a present perspective that seeps authenticity and reality.?
- Brad Smith - President, Leadership Network.

?You can hardly find a book more engrossing from page to page - because you rarely meet a man with as fascinating a story to tell. Loaded with profound insight as well as constant interest, McManus clearly has a lot to offer church leaders today, presented out of the raw, real context of actual ministry.?
- Ralph D. Winter - Founder of the U.S. Center for World Mission.

?Erwin McManus excites me - from the first time we met to the end of An Unstoppable Force. Read this intelligent analysis of the church and clear-minded take on culture. It will equip and inspire you to approach church life with the kind of faith, hope and love found at Mosaic.?
- Todd Hunter - Former National Director, Association of Vineyard Churches, USA.