Announcing the To Transform a City Blog Tour! During January 10-14 we’re asking bloggers to review and discuss Eric Swanson’s and Sam Williams’ new book, To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole City.
In the intro to the book Swanson and Williams cut to the chase with these lines:
There are now, scattered around the globe, more people living in cities than in the rural areas of the world. Most important, this is an irreversible trend. For the rest of human history, the earth’s population will be more urban than rural.3 We believe that this historic shift has huge implications for the mission of the church as we seek to transform our communities.
How does the ministry of a local church change within this new reality? How does it stay the same? How can we lead others to be externally-focused Christians? To proclaim the good news and transform their communities – within the city? What is the emerging story of what God wants to do in the cities of the world?
If you’ve ever asked these questions, then To Transform a City is a book you need to read. (Here’s a sample chapter.) As with all of our blog tours, we ask that you would sign up here, [This blog tour sign up is now closed.] we’ll send you a free copy of the book, and during the blog tour dates post a review of the book on your blog and Amazon.com (or another online bookseller).
We’re looking forward to the discussion that arises around this important topic. How do cities fit in God’s continuing story?
