I’ve been dealing with a lot of ministry stuff lately that partly stems from the church in America’s under-emphasis on discipleship and true transformation.
As I sat in my office this morning and reflected on all this I picked up a book that I read sometime ago and thought, “Gee, this is what people ought to be reading.” (I don’t really talk like that when talking to myself, but you get the point…)
The book is Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ by Dallas Willard. I recommend it as a personal or group study.
Just finished it myself. I believe it should be among the required reading for elders, especially the last chapter, where the spiritual transformation of everyone in the local congregation is established as priority one.