What does a gospel centred Church look like?

Steve Timmis and Tim Chester in Total Church write this about a biblical, gospel-centred church  and some of the things that churches need to get right to be effective for Jesus in the world. I think this list is a brilliant starting point for all ministries to thing and reflect over. The book is in our church library and is worth reading. It's also refreshing to read something out of the UK instead of the US as it give s a slightly different feel and flavour.

• seeing church as an identity instead of a responsibility to be juggled alongside other commitments
• celebrating ordinary life as the context in which the word of God is proclaimed with "God-talk" as a normal feature of everyday conversation
• running fewer evangelistic events, youth clubs, and social projects and spending more time sharing our lives with unbelievers
• starting new congregations instead of growing existing ones
• preparing Bible talks with other people instead of just studying alone at a desk
• adopting a 24-7 approach to mission and pastoral care instead of starting ministry programs
• switching the emphasis from Bible teaching to Bible learning and action
• spending more time with people on the margins of society
• learning to disciple one another—and to be discipled—day by day
• having churches that are messy instead of churches that pretend