Megachurch: Worldwide Revival
Ebook
Time is running out. A successor must be in place before megachurch pastor Ernst Edwards dies. He must meet the qualifications delineated by the apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 3. He must also gain the approval of Serenity Edwards, who has been tasked with the choice. Serenity's loyalty to her father compels her acceptance of the task. Her fear that he is playing matchmaker complicates matters, since all four candidates are young and single. InSpire Ministries, already the source of a worldwide revival, could march into the future in four different directions. Daniel Ellicott oversees a thriving missionary outreach in Afghanistan. Michal DeLoran and his Prophet videos dominate the contemporary Christian music scene. Sports evangelist Billy Wilson fills athletic venues with the story of his rescue from addiction to drugs. Benjamin Morris embodies the biblical scholarship that has attracted a worldwide audience to InSpire Ministries in the past. Traveling to interview each candidate on his home turf, Serenity must balance her urgent concern for the future of her father's ministry with the passionate yearnings of her own heart.
“Allen uses creative illustration and allegory to tell a
compelling story about a family’s struggle with ambition and
authentic faith. You may lose yourself in the drama but find for
yourself what is most important in the end!”
—Matthew Morrell, President, Central Baptist Theological
Seminary
“Allen has done it again with his second novel on the theme of
revival. He explores the global future of the church with a
captivating tale of passing the torch to the next generation. Take
fascinating characters in subplots set around the globe. Throw in
details of innovation, missionary work, theology, revivalism,
music, and church history. Add a love story for good measure. I
guarantee you will enjoy this book as I did!”
—Randy L. Miller, Graduate Research Librarian, Liberty
University
“While the story was captivating, more intriguing was the
exploration of evangelical Christianity outside of the cultural
expectations American believers have come to equate with
Christianity. . . . What I thought would be a critique of
the megachurch trend ended up making me question why we do the
things we do in American evangelicalism. More importantly, why do
we demand that the world accept the American version of the church
as the only way to follow Christ?”
—Tamim Khaliqi, United States Anesthesia Providers, Denver
“Allen has written an incredibly timely book. . . .
Pastoral succession, especially in megachurches, can be one thorny
problem. . . . In this book Allen has taken a novel
approach to the problem by incorporating a bit of riveting romance
in the recipe for Rev. Replacement. Readers are in for a wild ride
through Allen’s imagination and the fascinating biblical theme park
with which the Disneyesque author opens his book. He has put some
fun in fundamentalism with this adventurous book.”
—James Lutzweiler, retired Archivist, Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary
- Title: Megachurch: Worldwide Revival
- Author: Robert Allen
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666714869, 9781666714845, 9781666714852, 1666714860, 1666714844, 1666714852
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666714869
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T19:52:52Z
Robert A. Allen has moved between pulpit and lecture hall over
fifty years of ministry. Pastor of churches large and small, and
professor of speech, drama, and homiletics, in retirement his focus
has turned from nonfiction to fiction. He continues to teach as an
adjunct professor at Liberty University online and the University
of Northwestern, St. Paul. His favorite title, bestowed upon him by
his children and grandchildren, is Storyteller.