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Against a backdrop of advancing secularism and rampant atheism, we see churches closing on all sides, particularly in the West, where Christianity is often regarded as old fashioned, quaint, and irrelevant. Strangely, at the same time it is evident that new churches are springing up everywhere.
Terry Virgo maintains that we need visionaries, tough fighters, and tenacious builders if we are going to see the Gospel succeed in our generation, and build strong churches that engage with our contemporary culture and bring in the Kingdom of God.
Building great churches takes tenacity, endurance, and Nehemiah-type leadership. Nehemiah and other biblical characters who rose above the trends of their age, proved that God is well able to revolutionize situations if we take Him seriously and respond obediently to His initiatives.
By examining the lives of Joseph, Gideon, and Nehemiah, the author inspires us afresh and shows that the tide is turning against secularism as we increasingly see God's great plan being fulfilled to glorify His Son in the earth.
Terry Virgo is an internationally respected speaker, Bible teacher, and a well-known author. He is the founder and leader of the New Frontiers worldwide family of churches and senior leader of Christ the King Church, Brighton, UK. He is married to Wendy and they have five children.
