Permission Granted to Do Church Differently in the 21st Century (udgave 2006)

There are some useful insights in this book, which - like many others - looks at ways in which the church needs to move beyond the traditional Sunday morning 'entertainment' style. But I found it over-prescriptive, with several rather depressing sections about stages which the authors feel everyone needs to go through before moving into new expressions of faith.

My main gripe, though, is the sloppy writing style and repetition. Frequently the same thing is said two or three times, or one point takes several pages to be made. I was also irritated (and sometimes amused) by the almost continual clichés; there were sometimes three or four within the space of one paragraph.

I downloaded this free for my Kindle a couple of years ago. Perhaps worth reading if you can find it free again, or borrow it, but I would not recommend buying it. ( )

Just started reading. Very good book.