The second of two major publications from the Imagine Project, Let My People Grow, is available from September 2005 priced at £3. Buy online or by calling LICC on 0207 399 9555.
In 2003 Imagine concluded that the reason the UK church is not being effective in mission is because we are not making disciples who can live well for Christ in today's new culture and engage compellingly with the people they meet.
Let My People Grow starts to unpack the 'how' questions. How do we begin to create church communities of growing followers of Jesus who reach out to our nation because they're learning to live the whole life of Christ in our fallen world?
The answer certainly doesn't lie in a new resource or programme, although they play a part. The answer lies in recovering a way of seeing. Seeing afresh the character and purposes of God. Seeing afresh the kind of life Christ intends. Seeing afresh how we might encourage one another to live the Gospel in a way that connects to today's world.
For a taste of Let My People Grow you might like to try out our audit - How whole-life is your church? Or look up the 20 small steps towards whole-life apprenticeship. Or you may be inspired by some of the stories we've gathered along the way.
If you've read Let My People Grow we'd love to hear your comments and cautions, ideas you've been trying, resources you've used.
Have your say here.