Rewilding the Church

Following on from his bestselling The Invisible Church, Steve Aisthorpe finds inspiration for his new book in George Monbiot's influential book, Feral, which argues for an approach to the environment that allows nature to take its own way so that we may break out from the dulling effects of strategic control and bring wonder back into our lives. Applying this thinking to the Church, Steve Aisthorpe imagines what might happen if we put less faith in our strategies and plans, which inevitably depend on our own capabilities and resources, and more in the freedom of the Spirit to do a new thing that is beyond our capacity to imagine. He explores what this might mean in relation to a variety of aspects of church life:Rewilding worshipRewilding spiritualityRewilding prayerRewilding missionRewilding evangelismRewilding our church buildingsRewilding the work of reconciliation Rewilding serviceSteve Aisthorpe is one the freshest and most original voices in the church today. This imaginative approach to mission and church growth is further enlivened by Dave Walker's perceptive and engaging cartoons.