“Christ-Centered Worship calls people to go beyond ‘contemporary worship’ without being polemical in spirit. It takes historic worship traditions very seriously but uses the gospel itself as the way to critique and design orders of worship. It is full, balanced, and extremely practical. This will now be the first book I give people–or turn to myself–on the practice of understanding, planning, and leading in corporate worship.”–Tim Keller, Redeemer Presbyterian Church; author of The Reason for God
Chapell is an excellent Gospel-centered writer and pastor. I remember being forced to go through “The Purpose Driven Life” book in our men’s Bible study years ago. I picked up Chapell’s book, “Holiness by Grace” at our bookstore and devoured it–it was a terrific antidote to the law crap I found in PDL.
Just from a technical point of view, that’s a tremendously well-made little video, and Pastor Chapell has just the right kind of presence in his spots.
Richard, do you mind expounded a bit on what you objected to in Purpose-Driven Life? I didn’t read most of it, but I didn’t have a bad opinion of it b/c of several people around me. What are some of things you disliked about it, meaning the type of stuff you are called “law crap.” I don’t plan to argue with you. I want to read your thoughts.