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Mere Churchianity

Michael Spencer’s Mere Churchianity: Conclusions

March 9, 2011

Today’s post will be a mixture of some of my conclusions about Spencer and his book, and some of his own conclusions. First up, I want to say loud and clear that I view Spencer as a dear departed brother in the Lord. I may disagree with him on a number of things- I certainly [...]

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Mere Churchianity by Michael Spencer on Discipleship

March 7, 2011

I have already posted three times about Michael Spencer’s first and last book Mere Churchianity: Mere Churchianity by Michael Spencer or What’s wrong with the church Mere Churchianity Part 2: Where I disagree with Michael Spencer Mere Churchianity Part 3: Bringing Jesus Back to the Cente Today, we will be looking at Spencer’s understanding of [...]

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BOOK REVIEW – Mere Churchianity Part 3: Bringing Jesus Back to the Cente

February 24, 2011

I am back to agreeing with Spencer today when he argues that the biggest problem with both our society and the modern church is that we have sidelined Jesus himself: The culture—including the academy—has decided to adopt the “any Jesus but the one in the New Testament” approach, while leaders of the church have asked [...]

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BOOK REVIEW: Mere Churchianity Part 2: Where I disagree with Michael Spencer

February 23, 2011

Some of my readers might have been surprised, when I said in yesterday’s post that I largely agree with Michael Spencer’s criticisms of the church. The modern church is in a mess. And, I trust that many of you will echo his cry: I’m looking for a spiritual experience that looks like, feels like, sounds [...]

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BOOK REVIEW: Mere Churchianity by Michael Spencer or What’s wrong with the church

February 22, 2011

Michael Spencer was known to Christian blog pioneers as the Internet Monk.  Although he described himself as in the post-evangelical wilderness, and often locked horns with the likes of the pyromaniacs, he never lost the respect of most evangelical and reformed bloggers.  His message was bold. I would often strongly agree with around half of [...]

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