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In an effort to draw
sellout crowds, is the modern Church in danger of selling out? This
is the question author and pastor Gary E. Gilley addresses in This
Little Church Went to Market.
He believes that under pressure from secular philosophies and fads,
many evangelical churches have subscribed to pragmatic rather than
scriptural patterns for ministry. Marketing tactics, demographic
analyses and entertainment-oriented worship have taken the new
paradigm Church by storm. The result is a Christian community which
is rapidly losing its focus and forfeiting its biblical mandate. This
Little Church Went to Market is a call for the Church to return
to its scriptural roots.
This book, now in its second edition, fully updated and revised with
additional material is a serious and timely call for churches to
return to their Scriptural roots.
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Gary Gilley |
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Gary Gilley
has pastored at
Southern View Chapel since 1975. Along
with his preaching and teaching ministry, he
is also the author and general editor of the
monthly contemporary theological issues
publication “Think on These Things”.
He has authored several
books including, “I
Just Wanted More Land”—Jabez, This
Little Church Went to Market and This
Little Church Stayed Home.
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In addition to speaking
at various conferences throughout the country and
overseas, Pastor Gilley serves on the board of the
Brazil Gospel Fellowship Mission and the advisory
board of Personal Freedom Outreach.
Pastor Gilley
received his B.A. from Moody Bible Institute and his
M.B.S. and Th.D. from Cambridge Graduate School.
He and his wife Marsha have two adult children, Ben
and Brian, and three grandchildren.
Gilley may be best
known through his discernment articles as an outspoken
critic of modern movements such as the
"market-driven" church, Mysticism, and the
Emerging Church.
Publications:
- I Just Wanted More Land" - Jabez
(2002)
- This Little Church Went to Market
(2005)
- This Little Church Stayed Home
(2006)
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Organizations:
Links: www.svchapel.org
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