Aquachurch

Len updates a book whose ideas he proposed ten years ago. The result is a fresh and stimulating proposal. The style is classic Sweet: insights, stories, anecdotes, summaries, and questions. The book sometimes feels like a cattle prod jolting new thoughts. Other times, the insights Sweet proposes have the allure of beautiful painting, drawing readers to realize something simultaneously beautiful, mysterious, and dangerous. This is the kind of book that one should read in short bursts and ponder for long periods. Thomas Jay Oord

I was awed at how useful this book was. It had fantastic ministry ideas and practical ways to implement them. It avoided any of the political issues that were in SoulTsunami, and offers a great guide for navigating the postmodern world. Get this book now.

I thoroughly enjoy the work of Len Sweet. I have gathered helpful insights from every one of his books. His quirky way of saying things has helped me to look at my faith and ministry from new and different perspectives. This is particularly true of Aqua Church. Every chapter helps to define what the Church should be about in the 21st century. Len discussion of tradition is particularly helpful in thinking about and introducing change in the Church. His examples of churches from around the country don't overwhelm the practical thrust of the book.

The first thing that I did after I read this book was to order another five of them for use in the teams that I lead. This book is in the tradition of SoulTsunami, a must read for church leaders everywhere.Leading in the postmodern culture is a lot different than the corporate model that a lot of churches have adapted. The 21 Irrefutable Laws don't seem so irrefutable in a culture where there are no absolutes anymore and those who insist that there are, are often looked at with suspicion. Aqua Church helps answer some of the questions that a new age brings

In an excellent follow-up to his guide to post modern Christianity SOULTSUNAMI, Dr. Leonard Sweet from Drew University has provided us with an excellent "navigator's map" to post modern Christianity with the publication of this newest work Aqua Church. Dr. Sweet has again provided a creative approach to those who are seeking to be post modern Christians in a post modern church. It will shake the foundations of those who seek to maintain a "business as usual" approach to the church, but it will also challenge those who seek to be post modern Christians without being part of a post modern church. As with the earlier volume, Sweet provides the convinced, the seeker and the hesitant with a new way of looking at the Christian faith, the church and the future. Enjoy this excellent work as it navigates you, the church and wider culture through the challenging currents of the Christian faith, the Christian church and the world of postmodernism. You will not be disappointed!