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

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

CRAIG GROESCHEL, pastor, Life.Church; author

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, author, The Circle Maker; lead pastor, National Community Church

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, youve picked the right book.

CAREY NIEUWHOF, host, The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

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, leadership consultant; author, Developing Female Leaders; kadicole.com

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

RICH BIRCH, host, unSeminary podcast; author, Church Growth Flywheel

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

LARRY OSBORNE, pastor, North Coast Church; author, Thriving in Babylon

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

WAYNE FRANCIS, lead pastor, Authentic Church; @waynefrancis

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, president and CEO, Living Water International

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

MARK JOHNSTON, lead pastor, The Journey Church

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

WILLIAM VANDERBLOEMEN, founder and CEO, Vanderbloemen Search Group

Rick Warrens 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, lead pastor, NewStory Church

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

DAVID D. IRELAND, lead pastor; author, One in Christ; www.DavidIreland.org

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

BRIAN MCMILLAN, lead pastor, CenterPoint Church

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, author, The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership

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, cofounder, Liberty Church; founder, She Is Free; speaker; author

When youre 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, executive director, ARC (Association of Related Churches)

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Liquid Church

Copyright 2019 by Tim Lucas and Warren Bird

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ePub Edition July 2019: ISBN 978-0-310-10011-9

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Tim dedicates this book to his wife, Colleen, who helped birth Liquid all those years ago. Who knew the grand adventure God had in store for us, sweet girl?

To our children, Chase and Del, who will one day write new chapters for their generation.

And to our Liquid Church family: its the thrill of our lives to love, laugh, cry, play, and serve Christ and his kingdom with each of you.