The Church Transforming

"Every once in a while, a book comes along that changes the terms of a long, stale argument and shows us the way to better, deeper, more vital questions. The Church Transforming is just such a book."
—Craig Dykstra, Senior Vice President, Religion, Lilly Endowment, and author of Growing in the Life of Faith

“For myself and other younger Reformed Christians, Michael Jinkins’s book is a breath of fresh air. Long unsatisfied to merely be defenders of Reformation era perspectives, we have been seeking a voice of wisdom that might help us orient our work as we seek to follow Christ into new and different contexts. Jinkins is clearly emerging as that voice."
—Landon Whitsitt, author of Open Source Church: Making Room for the Wisdom of All and blogger at landonwhitsitt.com.

"Michael Jinkins examines the common clichés about Reformed faith—including charges that it is incurably contentious, doctrinaire, and spiritually cold—and turns them inside out, showing how much creativity and hope the Reformed project has to offer a fractured culture and suffering world. Leaders of churches in the Reformed tradition can take heart from this book and, along the way, enjoy Jinkins’s lively and engaging style."
—Barbara G. Wheeler, Director, Center for the Study of Theological Education, Auburn Theological Seminary