Liquid Church: 6 Powerful Currents to Saturate Your City for Christ

by Tim Lucas, Warren Bird, Carey Nieuwhof (Foreword by)

Overview

In today's fluid culture, many churches are adrift—longing to reach spiritually thirsty people, but failing to make an impact. Have you noticed?

Congregations are stuck or declining.

Millennials and Gen Z are walking away.

Volunteers and their generosity are drying up.

Is your city, town, or neighborhood spiritually dry? Do you long to see more of the living water of Jesus flowing freely through your community, generating a fresh wave of ministry momentum?

Buckle up: you're in for a whitewater ride!

Liquid Church tells the fascinating story of a New Jersey church that began "on accident" and grew into one of America's 100 Fastest-Growing Churches, with over 5,000 in weekly attendance and more than 2,400 baptisms to date. Their secret? They harnessed the power of six powerful ministry currents sweeping across North America including: special needs, creative communication, ministry mergers, compassionate cause, radical generosity, and leadership development.

With powerful stories and scriptural insights, backed by national research, Tim Lucas and Warren Bird describe dozens of fresh ideas, new ministry wineskins, and hard-won leadership learnings that resonate with rising generations in today's "show-then-tell" culture. Each chapter includes practical tools, real-life examples, and links to "Other Churches Making Waves" with cutting-edge ministry ideas designed to help saturate your city for Christ.

Ready to dive deeper?

Whether you serve a brand-new church plant, fast-growing congregation, or an aging ministry ready for reinvention, Liquid Church is an inspiring and practical guide for leaders ready to reach their spiritually thirsty neighbors—those who have given up on church, but haven't given up on God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310100102
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	09/10/2019
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	372,505
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

TIM LUCAS is the founder and lead pastor of Liquid Church, named one of America’s 100 Fastest-Growing Churches by Outreach magazine (2018). Tim started Liquid “on accident” with a dozen twenty-something friends meeting in the basement of a 150-year old church. Since launching in 2007, Liquid has experienced rapid growth and thousands of changed lives. The innovative church has grown to seven locations across New Jersey with 5,000 people in attendance and more than 2,400 baptisms to date.

Warren Bird (Ph D, Fordham University) is vice president of research for the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA.org). He draws from twenty years of experience of pastoring and seminary teaching. He is an award - winning researcher and writer, having co-authored more than thirty books for church leaders. He and his college sweetheart wife live just outside of New York City.

Table of Contents

Foreword Carey Nieuwhof 11

Introduction 13

Part 1 Living Water Running Wild

1 I Dare You to Dive Deeper 23

2 The Accidental Birth of Liquid Church 35

3 Our Saturation Strategy 54

Part 2 Six Currents That Form a Powerful River

4 Love the Overlooked: Special Needs 71

5 Ignite the Imagination: Creative Communication 93

6 Quench Their Thirst: Compassionate Cause 125

7 Unite the Generations: Ministry Mergers 148

8 Inspire Generosity: Guilt-Free Giving 175

9 Develop Untapped Talent: Leadership Culture 199

Part 3 Flowing with the Spirit

10 A River Runs Through It 231

11 How Do You Saturate Your City? 239

12 Launch Points in the River: Suggestions for Leaders 255

Acknowledgments 267

Notes 271

Scripture Index 281

Meet the Authors 283

Editorial Reviews

Inspiring and practical! This book will not only give you hope for the future of your church but also equip you to see those hopes come to fruition.

JENNI CATRON

Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Church changed the landscape for a generation of leaders. I see this book doing the same for this generation and beyond.

TOM KANG

If soul winning is your focus, let Tim mentor you on how to contextualize the gospel to effectively engage today’s culture.

DAVID D. IRELAND

The six principles in this book have worked in New Jersey; I’ve stolen many of them over the years and they have worked on Long Island as well. I’m sure they will work for you too.

BRIAN MCMILLAN

Not only will this book inspire you but it will also challenge you to go into the deep with the Holy Spirit. It truly renews passion, hope and faith for revival now and for future generations.

ANDI ANDREW

Offers a rare combination of timeless truth and cultural relevance. Grab your team and work your way through these ideas and insights together. You’ll be glad you did.

LARRY OSBORNE

I love the biblical basis of this powerful book. If you want to saturate your city with the living water of Jesus, I dare you to pray the bold prayer that the leaders of Liquid Church prayed.

MARK BATTERSON

This book will grip you. In my view, the chapter on preaching is worth the price of the book alone. If you want to reach the next generation of young adults, you’ve picked the right book.

CAREY NIEUWHOF

If you’re passionate about impacting your city with the gospel, read this powerful book for fresh ideas that will build your faith.

CRAIG GROESCHEL

Reads like a Purpose-Driven Church for today’s generation of leaders. This book should be on every church leader’s required reading list for making an impact in their community.

RICH BIRCH

This book is fresh, vivid, and compelling. Read it and get ready to catch an ancient vision made new for today’s generation.

WILLIAM VANDERBLOEMEN

Offers practical and inspired strategies for our dried-up and tired ministry models. I highly recommend this resource as a trustworthy guide to innovative ministry for your context.

KADI COLE

Brings practicality and passion together like two rivers converging toward an ocean of possibilities. Read it and realize your church’s full potential.

WAYNE FRANCIS

What a gift! Hundreds of thousands are grateful that God inspired Tim to pray, “Open my eyes, Lord,” which God did. And so will this beautiful book.

MICHAEL J. MANTEL

Read this book and you’ll be not only reshaping your perspective on reaching people for years to come but also putting its ideas into action this week.

MARK JOHNSTON

When you’re setting out to learn something, make sure you learn from someone who is winning at it. When it comes to reaching your city, Tim is definitely one of those who is winning at it.

DINO RIZZO