Tim Keel joins the rank and file of “progressive” thinkers who blindly stumble about trying to pin the tail of “post-modern, post-enlightenment, and post-Christian” on the donkey of contemporary culture.
His intention to “live life, express faith, and revitalize or birth new Christian communities in fresh and organic ways…” is a noble task, but his prescription to “re-posture” ourselves becomes the “implementation manual” he encourages readers to avoid while he becomes the “expert” his audience is to reject.
Keel throws off the linear trappings of modernity, meandering between church history, epistemology, and personal anecdote. Unfortunately, if this book were a food it would be a stew of historical over-simplifications, anecdotal generalizations, and vague prescriptions slowly simmering in a croc-pot of “I’m not sure what I mean by this,” Keel’s own admission.
Post-modern skeptics would be better off re-reading Sanders’ Spiritual Leadership. Pastors for whom ministry has become an idol may want to check this out.
