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"Suttle helps us see how God is making us leaner & meaner. I hope this book will be widely read."Â --STANLEY HAUERWAS"Tim Suttle has written a powerful, passionate, honest word... a good word the church needs to hear."Â --WALTER BRUEGGEMANN"Shrink is one of the wisest and most significant evangelical books I've read in the last decade; it is essential reading for every pastor & church leader!"Â --C. CHRISTOPHER SMITH"From the heart of a pastor, the mind of a theologian, & the soul of a prophet comes a word to Christians in North America:Â Shrink."Â --DAVID FITCH

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From the heart of a pastor, the mind of a theologian, and the soul of a prophet comes a word to Christians in North America: shrink. Be freed from ambition. Find God’s reign again in the daily faithfulness of living together in his kingdom. Few people could deliver this message with the same depth and piercing insight Tim Suttle has shown. In Shrink, he helps us face what we’ve been hiding from. He plows the scorched soil of the American church so we can take roots again and live. -- David Fitch, Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology, Northern Seminary, and author of Prodigal ChristianityThe megachurch is an attempt to free vulnerability through size” is just one of the astute judgments that informs this book. Church growth strategies are the death gurgle of a church that has lost its way. Suttle helps us see how God in our time is making us leaner and meaner. I hope this book will be widely read. -- Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Emeritus Professor of Divinity and Law, Duke UniversityTim Suttle has written a powerful, passionate, honest word to the church. He critiques a church too much seduced by American can-do culture. His gospel alternative is straightforward: * faithfulness, not success * story, not strategy * virtue, not technique * cooperation, not competition The book is directed toward evangelicals who lust after megachurches. But I hope his book will spill over into the world of “progressive” Christians where I live. It is a good word, one that the entire church needs to hear. It draws us back to the truth enacted by Jesus. -- Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological SeminaryIt takes courage to write a book like this. It also takes courage to read a book like this. Tim Suttle calls for a major shift in how we think about church growth. This conversation is challenging and empowering; unsettling and comforting; convicting and, ultimately, inspiring. That tension embodies the gospel itself, as does this refreshing perspective on congregational leadership. If you’re ready to explore ministry that is rooted in faithfulness and fruitfulness rather than culturally derived models of “success,” this is the book you’ve been waiting for. Shrink is full of life-giving good news for those who want to abandon the hamster wheel of western church culture and lead in the way of Jesus. -- Rev. Erin Wathen, “Irreverin,” Senior Pastor, Saint Andrew Christian Church, Kansas CityIn the tradition of the biblical prophets, Tim Suttle boldly but gently calls us out of our American obsession with bigness and greatness toward a vision of church life rooted in faithfulness. Shrink is one of the wisest and most significant evangelical books that I’ve read in the last decade; it is essential reading for every pastor and church leader! -- C. Christopher Smith, co-author Slow Church and founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books

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Paperback: 240 pages

Publisher: Zondervan (September 2, 2014)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0310515122

ISBN-13: 978-0310515128

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5.5 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.8 out of 5 stars

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A strong recommendation and rationale for the church to follow the path of Jesus, which is downward, rather than pursue the way of the world, which is bigger, faster, higher. This book is necessarily a critique of the mega-church, but that's not the sole focus of Suttle's argument. The author presents the alternative, biblical narrative as the path that pleases God - where the Christian leader and congregation is first of all virtuous and good, not successful and results-oriented. We're called to die to ourselves and faithfully follow after Jesus.Suttle turns the "good to great" argument on its head and boldly states that "great is the enemy of good." In our pursuit of greatness (success orientation, devotion to pragmatism) we've forsaken the Jesus way of vulnerability, cooperation, brokenness, patience, and fidelity (the key virtues he expounds in the last half of the book). While there is a lot of repetition of themes throughout the pages, the reiteration of the "shrink" mindset is needful to counteract the "growth" mentality we've all been baptized in ever since the church growth movement began. Overall, a recommended read for all who care about the challenges facing the church today. 4 1/2 stars.

As 2014 draws to a close I'm thinking that "Shrink" just might be my personal 'book of the year.' It certainly falls on my short list of books under consideration. I've read and was helped by each of the author's previous two books which is the main reason I purchased this one. This latest effort; however, shows tremendous growth. In taking on the widely accepted yet all but bankrupt approach to 'doing church' in the evangelical mode here in the U.S. (and in those places 'under the influence') Suttle offers a sound yet also, in my view, too kind critique of the mega-church and leadership aspirations to "greatness." Beginning with the simple turn of what has for some become a mantra, 'Good is the enemy of Great' to "Great is Enemy of the Good" the author tells us why if faithfulness is good enough for God it can also be good enough for us. Read this book!

"Shrink" is not just a critique of the "church-growth" movement. It is, rather, at its heart, a deeply ecclesiological work, which, through examining church leadership, always asks the fundamental question, "What is the church?"As a side note - from someone who has worked on church staffs for many years - it is quite revealing how often this basic ecclesiological question is simply assumed or mostly ignored by church leadership; perhaps because we know an honest dialogue to the question will undoubtedly challenge our strategies for greatness. Kudos to Tim for addressing this common oversight head-on."Shrink" proves to be exceptionally faithful to this simple yet hugely consequential question. "What is the church?" Indeed.Tim's words are truly prophetic in the best sense and severely needed in our current church leadership culture. The book offers an honest critique of the mega-church movement without coming across as brash or condemning. Tim's message is laced with generosity and humility, which makes his arguments even more poignant.Truth be told, "Shrink" isn't so much a critique of any current church movement as much as it is a cautionary tale for church leaders. Be sure that your dreams and goals for the church are formed by the gospel and not by the surrounding culture. Think twice before assuming that growth is an assumed virtue, a sign of God's blessing, and/or what God ultimately desires for his church.

the gift of this book is how encouraging I believe it will be to pastors who feel that somehow they’ve failed or fallen short, whether they are pastors of megachurches or tiny congregations who meet in someone’s living room. Perhaps my favorite section is the last one, which is titled “Growing in Virtue.” It is about 100 pages in length– almost half the book– and it describes in very practical terms six virtues that will help pastors focus on faithfulness as they lead. It challenged me to nurture Christlike characteristics in myself and to go out of my way to care for the broken and weak in our neighborhood.What sets Shrink apart from so many other church leadership books is its heart, which, of course, is the best kind of guts. As I read this book, it was easy to remember back a few months ago, when Tim was my pastor and I was sitting in one of the wooden chairs at his church in Olathe, Kansas. Included in the text are illustrations he’d used before in sermons, real-life examples from the life of our church, and a choked-up quality that Tim’s voice takes on whenever he talks about something he really cares about.See full review here: http://sprucingupthenarthex.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/a-text-for-the-little-guys/

This book was excellent. If you are someone who has a sense that the entire "church leadership" movement is headed in the wrong direction, this book is for you. (If you don't get that sense...you probably will by the time you get past the first chapter.)The author really challenged me on a personal level, and truly articulated the heart of God for his church.

Tim's experience with the church (written mostly from the perspective of the American church culture) is very similar to my own. I have served for 22 years in church ministry, 14 of those years as a pastor. I began formal ministry in a megachurch. I eventually transitioned to a medium sized church, if you call 700 medium. I now serve at a very small church. We are blessed if 30 people show up on a given Sunday.My experience with church ministry has literally been a pattern of "shrinking" rather than the typical pattern of growth that most people speak/boast about. However, God has consistently encouraged me to be a faithful and patient servant for the body of Christ. The Lord wants us to trust that He will grow His church in His own time. To my brothers and sisters on the frontlines I say, "Keep fighting the good fight of faith!"

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