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Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

Timothy J. Keller

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Many pastors struggle to translate their theological beliefs into fruitful ministry in the places they are called to reach. It's not enough to simply know what to believe (theology) or, on the other hand, how to do ministry (methodology)—they need something in between. They need help thinking about ministry in a culture that no longer believes Christianity is a force for g ...more

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Dec 11, 2013 Eric Chappell rated it it was amazing

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One of the best books I've read on pastoral ministry. One of Keller's best. Okay, I know what you're saying: "So you too have drunk the Keller Kool-aid?" Yes. Yes, I have. And quite frankly, haters are going to hate. Keller's been in ministry 30+ years, has a relentless understanding and passion for Jesus and the gospel, and is incredibly insightful in connecting the culture's plotlines with the ultimate Story of Jesus in showing how He ultimately fulfills what our hearts and communities long fo One of the best books I've read on pastoral ministry. One of Keller's best. Okay, I know what you're saying: "So you too have drunk the Keller Kool-aid?" Yes. Yes, I have. And quite frankly, haters are going to hate. Keller's been in ministry 30+ years, has a relentless understanding and passion for Jesus and the gospel, and is incredibly insightful in connecting the culture's plotlines with the ultimate Story of Jesus in showing how He ultimately fulfills what our hearts and communities long for. If you dislike that, then shoot me a message and I will pray for you.

It's impossible to summarize all the wisdom offered in Center Church. It consists of basically three parts. In Part 1, Keller unpacks the gospel as neither religion, nor irreligion, but an entirely third way of relating to God through grace. In this section, Keller basically unpacks the bottomless riches of Christ's person and work with direct application to individual and corporate living. If the gospel is preached truthfully, winsomely, lovingly, and contextually, then we should be looking for gospel renewal in our churches and communities, precisely because the Spirit has promised to bless gospel preaching. Part 2 is Keller's argument for contextualization. The city is a mixed bag, with the potential for human flourishing and idolatry. As gospel ministers we must appreciate the truth we find in culture, but also challenge our culture with God's Word. Here is where Keller does his mini-biblical theology on the city, and demonstrates wisely the importance of cities in spreading the gospel. Part 3 gets into more ecclesiology proper. The church is both an institution and movement, an organization and organism. Keller unpacks what he sees as five ministry fronts (connecting people to God, to one another, to the city, to the culture, and church planting) which all coalesce in his final chapter on the city and the gospel ecosystem (it will blow your mind).

This book is a Must for pastors, church officers, seminary students, and interested lay people. There's no question that Keller is a leading voice in gospel-centered, means of grace, contextualized urban ministry, but this book shouldn't be limited to only those involved in that discussion. It's a work that would be profoundly helpful to those in mission fields everywhere, whether urban, suburban (in my opinion the new urban), and rural. I will keep this book close at hand and be returning to it over and over. An amazing resource. ...more

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Jan 10, 2015 Joshua rated it it was amazing

I finally finished this behemoth of a book! :).

It really was a good read and I recommend it to church leaders.

In fact, I bought 8 copies and plan on walking chapter by chapter through the book with my 4 staff guys and 3 interns starting this April. It'll take us the rest of the year to complete.

I'm not doing this because I agree with every concept in the book but because the concepts in the book are worth discussing and comparing to scripture. So many things Keller said were amazingly thoughtf ...more

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Apr 25, 2016 Jeremy is currently reading it

Shelves: rpc-training, culture, church, non-fiction, religion, leadership, work-vocation, missions

Introduction (read on Aug. 21, 2016)
13: success vs. faithfulness < fruitfulness
17: middle space between doctrine and practice = theological vision (see 18–19)
20: overcontextualizing vs. undercontextualizing; graph of theological vision
21: name for theological vision is "Center Church"
21–25: Center Church commitments: Gospel, City, Movement

Section 1: Gospel
Part 1: Gospel Theology
Ch. 1: The Gospel Is Not Everything (read in Nov. 2016)
29: the gospel must be proclaimed; we have been psychologically, ...more

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May 06, 2017 Jon Pentecost rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017, pastoral-ministry

What to say about this book? Keller is thoughtful and engaging. At the same time, I've rarely had the experience of thinking--that's a really helpful observation, but.... so many times in one book.

Keller shines in explaining how he engages with secular unbelievers in intellectual, edgy New York. His analyses of the different arms of the missional movement and Christian approaches to cultural engagement is excellent, and really useful.

I have two overall general critiques of the book. First, Kelle What to say about this book? Keller is thoughtful and engaging. At the same time, I've rarely had the experience of thinking--that's a really helpful observation, but.... so many times in one book.

Keller shines in explaining how he engages with secular unbelievers in intellectual, edgy New York. His analyses of the different arms of the missional movement and Christian approaches to cultural engagement is excellent, and really useful.

I have two overall general critiques of the book. First, Keller seems to give just a little too much importance to understanding the culture in order to do faithful ministry. That is certainly important, and I appreciate what he is arguing against, but often in the book I was left with a sense that culture should determine the content of our message (i.e. Which scriptural truths should be emphasized overall) not just how we communicate it in a way that could easily allow churches to feel good about neglecting truths that Christ gave his church (or maybe emphasizing those most palatable rather than the ones the culture actually most needs to hear.

Second, Keller's discussion of movements, and the justification for church planting is troubling to me in a way that is difficult to put a finger on. Part of it is where his argument for the strategic nature of church planting over seeking to renew existing churches seems based on unproven assumptions and sloppy statistics. And part of it is simply the felt emphasis on the church is about outward work, with very little said about the church's duty to care for and nurture Christians. Even as I write that, though, I'm thinking of parts where Keller does address the need for equipping saints for ministry, so again, it's not a matter of what's said being wrong, but a matter of emphasis and maybe what's not said. I wonder if some of this is a consequence of this book being adapted from lectures.

There is a lot to learn from Keller, even where I fear that his emphases can unintentionally lead to pragmatic church ministries focused more on building platforms than shepherding the people God has given them. He is well worth the time. Even at points where I disagree, I learned from him. I am truly thankful for this man, his ministry, and his desire to plant many churches for the sake of the Lord's kingdom. ...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Mathew rated it it was amazing

I have aligned (and again) myself with the missional emphasis in reformed theology and I have also been critical elsewhere (and again). I also recommended highly Kevin DeYoung’s What is the Mission of the Church? (buy) for a balanced critique of the missional movement. While stressing the importance of good works as fruit of our faith, DeYoung is clearly outside of the missional camp. Now I will recommend Keller’s Center Church which also stresses the importance of good works as fruit of our fai ...more

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Jun 10, 2013 Rick Stuckwisch rated it liked it

I read this book on the recommendation of a friend and colleague in the Holy Ministry. Although it is from outside of my own confession and communion (the author is a Presbyterian), I found the book to be thoughtful and thought-provoking, insightful and well-written. His treatment of the role of cities in the modern world, and his engagement of various theories of and approaches to ecclesiology and evangelism, were informative and helpful. I appreciated his balanced and even-handed discussion of I read this book on the recommendation of a friend and colleague in the Holy Ministry. Although it is from outside of my own confession and communion (the author is a Presbyterian), I found the book to be thoughtful and thought-provoking, insightful and well-written. His treatment of the role of cities in the modern world, and his engagement of various theories of and approaches to ecclesiology and evangelism, were informative and helpful. I appreciated his balanced and even-handed discussion of divergent views, and his serious consideration of past and present positions. The tone or demeanor of his discussion resonated with me.

With all of that, I was struck by the absence of any sacramental sense of the Church's faith and life. The author certainly referenced the Sacraments, at times, almost always in passing and in the context of the typical "Word and Sacrament" cliche'. But what I mean to say, is that the Sacraments simply do not function for Keller as the decisive, definitive, and determinative heart and center of the Church on earth. This isn't terribly surprising, given his Calvinistic pedigree, which he clearly takes seriously. He emphasizes doctrine and teaching, as well as church discipline and governance. Within this perspective, the Sacraments are divine ordinances, which are to be done because of their divine warrant; but, to whatever extent Keller considers them to be "means of grace," he does not deal with them or treat them as such in any significant fashion. Baptism is not dealt with as foundational, and the Holy Communion is not dealt with as central. Neither of these Sacraments, nor confession and absolution, is allowed to function in a normative way for ecclesiology, evangelism, or missions; they are relegated to a peripheral and secondary place.

Similarly, the Liturgy is not dealt with as a divine work, service, and gift, but "worship styles" are treated as a transient matter, more as an aspect of cultural diversity and "contextualization" than of God's gracious dealings with His people through the Gospel. Surprisingly, given Keller's obvious acumen and scholarly approach in many other respects, he far too easily dismisses music to a category of neutral cultural phenomenon, without considering the objective character and quality of music as an aspect of creation. To suppose that all forms and styles and types of music are ultimately equal, and that differences among them are inconsequential, seems rather naive.

In view of this critique, it may seem odd that I would still give the book three stars. There is much about it that I don't agree with, and I can't embrace the author's overall vision because of his failure to allow the means of grace to be the "engine," heart and soul of the Church. His anthropological and sociological information and insights are beneficial and valuable, to an extent, but they finally miss the mark and fall short. Nevertheless, I believe that there is some benefit and value to reading Keller's work, and taking it seriously for what it's worth, especially because it provides a window on the way that many pastors and churches (also among Lutherans) are approaching these topics. A fair critique and constructive criticism, for the sake of the Church, will need to grapple with what authors like Keller are actually thinking and saying and doing. ...more

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Nov 08, 2017 Demetrius Rogers rated it it was amazing

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This might be the best church ministry book I've ever read. It focuses on doing contextualized ministry in urban centers. It reads somewhat like a text book, however it doesn't bog down in tedium. It avoids rabbit trials (aside from perhaps the critique of the two-kingdoms model on pages 212-217). And it doesn't contain a hint of fluff. Chapters 14, 21, 27, and 29 are gold, and the rest of the book is silver refined by years of experience. So much girth, yet chock full of excellent ideas. My wif ...more

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Jun 14, 2019 Kristopher Schaal rated it really liked it

Shelves: church, pastoral-ministry, church-planting

First, let me say that I really enjoyed this book! Keller is obviously brilliant, he has accomplished a ton for the Lord, and he is a very good author. His book forced me to think in a way that few others that I have read recently have. That was one of the best things about Center Church.

There were also MANY (hundreds?) of practical nuggets that I gleaned! My book has highlighting and notes all over it! Keller’s chapters on church planting and ministry in the city are very insightful! And his ch ...more

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Oct 13, 2015 George P. rated it it was amazing

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Although the majority of Americans continues to self-identify as Christian, American culture is increasingly post-Christian. Evangelical Christians could once assume the broader culture agreed with them about the existence of God, the shape of moral living, and the usefulness of religious organizations ...more

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Jun 27, 2017 Theresa rated it it was amazing

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I did not read this book cover to cover, but firmly believe that everyone involved in Evangelization (a.k.a. all Christians) ought to invest a bit of time absorbing what Tim Keller has to say. The more of his work that I read, the more I am convinced that he is the C.S. Lewis of our time.

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May 17, 2019 Breanna Chov rated it really liked it

Definitely a long, textbook read. Lots of great wisdom and insight for ministry. In the various chapters, Keller gave perspectives from both ends of the spectrum and then shared what he thought was a balanced perspective.

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May 18, 2013 Josh Miller rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

In my opinion, Keller hits a home-run when it comes to the philosophy of "church." This is not a nuts-n-bolts "methodology" book so much as it is a "theological vision" book. Any person who has a heart for people and for the church would benefit by its contents of church ministry, especially "city" church ministry.

While reading this book on my Kindle, I highlighted 183 different paragraphs and/or sentences that contained nuggets of truth.

Several items stood out to me while reading this lengthy ...more

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Jul 15, 2013 Frank Peters rated it it was amazing

This is an outstanding book, but requires two warnings: first it is a text book (and reads like one) that was likely designed as the textual material for a course on ecclesiology (or a study on the church), and second the beginning of the book was not sufficiently thought provoking to encourage further reading. As a text book, the material is primarily factual and dense. It would be easy to transform each chapter into a series of powerpoint slides in order to present the essence of the material. This is an outstanding book, but requires two warnings: first it is a text book (and reads like one) that was likely designed as the textual material for a course on ecclesiology (or a study on the church), and second the beginning of the book was not sufficiently thought provoking to encourage further reading. As a text book, the material is primarily factual and dense. It would be easy to transform each chapter into a series of powerpoint slides in order to present the essence of the material. The typeface used it really too small, so each page took considerable effort. This was especially true for the first section on the gospel. It certainly took effort to read this, even while it was very useful. So, how can I claim that the book is outstanding while being neutral at best in my initial description of the book? This is due to two further factors: first the total package incorporated in the book is brilliant, and also the second and third sections of the book (which constitute the majority) are also excellent. Years ago, I was given “The Purpose Driven Church” which I did not appreciate. In many ways, this is the opposite book. Rather than telling a story of what God did (and implying everyone should do the same), this book discusses how we can adjust our thinking according to where God has put us. In addition, the book has a very healthy dose of what Jim Cymbala would write about, which is that we can do nothing outside of God’s work. Thus, Keller talks about the importance of prayer, humility and the power of God. Now I have two books that I would love to have any pastor read: Cymbala’s “Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire”, and Keller’s “Center Church”. The first is written as a devotional or spiritual encouragement, while the latter (Keller’s) encourages us to also be wise in using our heads as we follow and trust in God. While excellent, there are a few minor issues that I don’t agree with, but even then I would love to be part of a church that would embrace the essence of this book. ...more

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May 12, 2014 David Steele rated it it was amazing

Shelves: leadership, ecclesiology

I have been reading books about the church for almost thirty years now. Most of the best material is being churned out by Mark Dever and the boys at 9Marks. Tim Keller's, Center Church is a welcome guest in the growing list of books on ecclesiology.

Keller sets out to communicate one central message which is summed up in the subtitle: Doing Balanced Gospel-Centered Ministry in the City. Center Church is encyclopedic in nature. It covers every subject conceivable and is a helpful tool in every pa ...more

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Jan 15, 2013 Tung rated it it was amazing

Shelves: christian-seminary

Keller is the Senior Pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, a megachurch in NYC of all places. Because of his success, many have sought to figure out what the structure and model of his church is in order to replicate it. In this brilliant book, Keller explains that his success is not due to any one structure, but rather due to a “centered” approach in his philosophy of ministry. Specifically, Keller discusses how and why a church should hold a centered position in preaching the gospel (a gospe ...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Arni rated it it was amazing

Reformed theology, it seems, can go two ways: Applying the doctrine of total depravity to epistemology can either leave you with a rigid and uncritical dogmatism (a la Piper and Driscoll) or it can make you genuinely open to receiving God's truth from everywhere. Tim Keller is of that latter sort. It seldom you read something as learned and wise as this book from a pastor. I haven't read that many church manual type books so I didn't quite know what to expect going in, but this book really floor ...more

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Jul 15, 2012 Joy Matteson rated it really liked it

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This is one of those books that covers so much territory in theology, Christian ministry, devotional living, and ecclesiology that it's hard to put into one book review. I received this Kindle edition as an ARC from NetGalley, and although it took me some time to get through it, it was well worth reading every page. Keller has taken the time to fully explain how his ministry does church, his theological vision (as he puts it), and how to strike the balance between four different kinds of church ...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Josh rated it liked it

Shelves: culture, ministry-mercy, ecclesiology

I am thankful to God for Tim Keller in many ways, including this book, but I do have some concerns—not alarms mind you, concerns.

I generally choke on the phrases “incarnational ministry” and “redeeming culture.” “Missional” and “contextualization,” have a bad aftertaste, but, with qualification, I can swallow them. To be fair, the former phrases are not predominant, but the ideas are still there. Aside from this, and a thread of pragmatism that runs through this book, there is much wisdom here.

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Oct 04, 2016 David Cowpar rated it really liked it

I am reviewing the European version of this book, which I cannot find on goodreads.

I really enjoyed Keller's ideas and insights, thoughts and visions and methods that he outlines in the book. They make a tonne of sense. However, I feel I actually lost something from reading the European version of this book. Europe is a vast and diverse place and an application of Keller's work in Germany, Poland, France and Ireland will not be the same thing. So many of these sections seemed redundant to me and ...more

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Jul 04, 2013 Chuck Bonadies rated it it was amazing

Great book on how to find a balance in ministry. I found his section the church and culture especially helpful. Keller does a great job of showing the merits and problems of all of the views, and provides a solution in moving forward.

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Sep 21, 2017 Simon rated it liked it

Shelves: theology, ministry-community

Overall, really good. Easy to read and digest. Keller's concept of 'theological vision' for ministry is great, and the stuff on contextualisation is very insightful. The section on 'The City' is pretty thin and could be left out without doing violence to this otherwise excellent book. ...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Stuart rated it it was amazing

A must read for all pastors, elders, and lay-leaders.

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Jan 05, 2013 Doug Dunbar rated it it was amazing

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Aug 26, 2013 Andrew Hoffman rated it it was amazing

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Nov 03, 2013 Zachary Hanje rated it it was amazing

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Fantastic resource. Though I have no pastoral experience to compare his ideas and strategies with, I still found it incredibly helpful to think through general ministry in an urban environment.

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Jan 23, 2017 Scott Guillory rated it it was amazing

Been chipping away at this one for a while now. Really great! I think every church planter, church leader/elder/pastor should read this one.

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Aug 17, 2020 Dominic Venuso rated it it was amazing

Begins with Keller's helpful basic gospel stuff (so, if you have read any Keller, not much new).

Second section was about the importance of church planting in the city. I love his point idea that there is more image of God per square foot in the city than anywhere else. Also found helpful his revival vs. traditional church models, where he suggested both are needed to convert cultural Christians and to disciple converts. Also some stuff I'd need to look at more closely about Christ and culture. H Begins with Keller's helpful basic gospel stuff (so, if you have read any Keller, not much new).

Second section was about the importance of church planting in the city. I love his point idea that there is more image of God per square foot in the city than anywhere else. Also found helpful his revival vs. traditional church models, where he suggested both are needed to convert cultural Christians and to disciple converts. Also some stuff I'd need to look at more closely about Christ and culture. His chart lays out the gist of this section. His idea is that a center church is the goal, with an awareness of the valid biblical streams behind each Christ and culture model. A particular model may be more helpful depending on the current location of a particular church and where Christianity is in that culture. His basic paradigm on the image of God and the fall is helpful, showing that we can both learn from and teach every culture.

Third section had an eye-opening point about small, missional house churches and why they don't tend to work like they did in ancient world. The key difference is that the reality of the ancient world is people worked, lived, had their extended families, worshiped, and did everything in one place. The members of the house church were almost all extremely rooted in their neighborhood. When we have people who work, live, go to school, and have their extended families and networks spread out all over an area, and then they artificially commute to one place where the church is not really integrated and where maybe only one family even lives (and even that one family doesn't have the kind of roots the whole church used to), then that is only superficially like what the early house churches were doing. In general, some good stuff about not making a specific model too important, but keeping the focus on the gospel and connecting people to God and the Christian community.

Some other good things throughout the book: The church gathered is about the proclamation of the gospel; the church distributed is about doing justice. Float A doctrines on B doctrines (doctrines a culture cares about and believes vs. doctrines they find offensive). ...more

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Feb 18, 2018 Matt Gass rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I'd gladly recommend this book to anyone in church leadership even if you aren't located in a city or consider yourself missional. Center Church challenges the reader to think constructively about serving the Lord by serving the people the Lord has placed us among. Consistent with the rest of Keller's writing, this book is intellectually rigorous, penetrating in analysis, and honest towards other points of view. Center Church is more in quantity of all those things than most other works in the s ...more

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Apr 30, 2019 Justin rated it it was amazing

I have been pretty well humbled and flattened by this book. Keller, from my own tradition, is clean and surgically precise in his evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of all sorts of ministry models.

One of the best and most noble strengths of the book is the attitude of humility conveyed throughout, which is nearly impossible for any book which attempts to pose as a sort of "how-to" manual, and yet Keller does this, and the result is a willingness to humbly look at one's own blindspots. T ...more

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Apr 10, 2018 Daniel Nelms rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ecclesiology

Amazingly comprehensive. Keller wrote the most balanced book I’ve yet to read on ecclesiology. Absolutely magnificent! It’s high in theory while being very grounded in the practical. It’s a little biased towards urban ministry (he tried to avoid it, but still, it is). Nevertheless, anyone in any context of ministry anywhere can glean so much from this book.

He is not as Kyperian as I thought he was concerning the church’s relationship to culture. His summary of Niebuhr and Carson’s work on Chris ...more

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