In the Name of Jesus

A terrific, slim book that's very readable. Some great emphases on rejecting worldly/secular definitions of success, in favor of Christ's vision for intimacy, vulnerability, and self-sacrifice. I also really agreed with his view that the church can't be partitioned: that you can't just have more therapists and social workers and think they've replaced the church (although of course we do need more of them).

Some favorites:

“Too often I looked at being relevant, popular, and powerful as ingredients of an effective ministry. The truth, however, is that these are not vocations but temptations.”

“Beneath all the great accomplishments of our time, there is a deep current of despair. While efficiency and control are the great aspirations of our society, the loneliness, isolation, lack of friendship and intimacy, broken relationships, boredom, feelings of emptiness and depression, and a deep sense of uselessness full the hearts of millions of people in our success-oriented world.”