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What Jesus Started: The World-Changing Power of the Local Church

What Jesus Started: The World-Changing Power of the Local Church


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Reignite your faith in the power of the gospel through remarkable stories of God’s work in the global church. Discover how the church that Jesus started over 2,000 years ago continues today: around the world, in your church and in your life!

Join bestselling storyteller Ellen Vaughn on a global journey to uncover compelling accounts of the gospel’s power in everyday life. You’ll be reinvigorated as you see, with fresh eyes, God’s present work in the world through his people. 

Vaughn invites you into the stories of a former would-be suicide bomber who now pastors in Turkey, Christians in war-weary Ukraine bringing hope to their neighbours, a Rwandan pastor who forgave the man who killed his family, and many more. 

As you encounter each story, you will…

  • Be re-energised by the power of the gospel to transform lives
  • Marvel at the work of the Spirit in the church from the book of Acts to the present day
  • Experience renewed excitement for your local community as you ask God who he would have you be and what he would have you do in your church

Through this powerful book, ordinary brothers and sisters in Christ from the East and Global South refresh and remind you of what is true and good about the gospel and God’s people.



Table of Contents:

PART 1: What Jesus Started

1. Whispers from the East
2. Fishbowls and First-Century Faith
3. Not a Religion
4. The Church That Jesus Started
5. The Community That Helps the Desperate
6. The Ultimate Half-Time Guy
7. The Electric Church
8. Minarets or Crosses? The Church That Advances
9. The Generous Church and Strawberries in the Desert
10. The Antioch Church
11. The Church That Is Out on the Streets with the People
12. The Church That Sows Seed in Hard Soil
13. The Community of Reconciliation
14. The Church That Comforts the Afflicted
15. The Church That Does Good While Weary
16. The Countercultural Church
17. The Bloodied Church, Unbroken

PART 2: What About Us?

18. Idols in the West
19. Comfortable or Comforted?
20. Control or Trust?
21. Inconvenient Christianity
22. Go to Church!
23. The End of the Story



About the Author :
Ellen Vaughn is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker who has written or co-writtencowritten 27 books. Formerly Vice President of Executive Communications at Prison Fellowship, she collaborated with the late Chuck Colson on a number of his seminal works. She speaks at conferences, often travels to interview Christ-followers in hostile parts of the world and serves on the board of directors for ICM, the global church developer. Ellen's book Jesus Revolution, coauthoredco-authored with Greg Laurie, was released by Lionsgate as a major motion picture. Her authorizedauthorised biographies of Elisabeth Elliot were released in 2020 and 2023. She enjoys reading, hiking, drinking coffee and staring pensively at the ocean.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781802544442
  • Publisher: The Good Book Company
  • Publisher Imprint: The Good Book Company
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Sub Title: The World-Changing Power of the Local Church
  • Width: 135 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1802544445
  • Publisher Date: 01 Oct 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 308 gr


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