Here's the 'review' I posted on visual bookshelf from my Facebook page...
"This is probably one of those "must read" titles for Christian leaders and pastor types who want to re-think ecclesiology. One of Alan's great points here is that Christology should inform Theology which should then shape our Ecclesiology (how we DO church). His emphasis on the "Apostolic Genius" which provides the foundation for any Jesus movement...inspires you to dig into this 5-fold gift paradigm for ministry. Part of this core concept the author is presenting revolves around his term "mDNA" and these five elements: missional-incarnational impulse, apostolic environment, disciple making organic systems, and communitas. For me the great "take-aways" from the book would be: -pursuing ministry from an iincarnational-missional perspective rather than the typical attractional model -we have to overcome varying amounts of cultural distance to reach different groups of people. Most churches only reach out to people in the first category who are most like themselves -Differentiation between "community" and "communitas." Communitas is formed through a shared experience of ordeal or suffering which more deeply connects people to the mission."
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