“Winning Ways : Creating a Culture of Outreach in your Church” continues to get positive reviews and feedback.

The book, by Philip Jinadu and David Lawrence, has been featured by Premiere Radio, a number of national magazines, and is a Highly Recommended Resource for the Hope08 national campaign. It’s also about to be featured at all the forthcoming Spring Harvest weeks.

Reaction has been very encouraging, with one church in the North of England recently ordering 40 copies – one for every single person involved in leadership or ministry.

The following review came from the hugely popular, “Christianity Magazine”, which awarded it four stars and called it practical, realistic, accessible and achievable :

I have to admit to being a sceptic when it comes to books about evangelism, but this one really gripped me. Written jointly by an evangelist (Jinadu) and a pastor (Lawrence), it manages to set outreach as a priority whilst not losing sight of the need for a healthy church.

Their basic approach is to develop leaders who are evangelistic in their outlook, create a culture of outreach and mobilise every member into mission. Church life is then built around three key areas: making disciples, forming community and touching society. The whole church programme is planned with this in mind, with leaders ensuring that social and outreach events are strategically linked into an overall ‘joined-up’ strategy to help people move forward in their faith journey.

This book should be a ‘winner’ with any church that desires to be more effective in their outreach.

Reviewed by Tony Horsfall, a freelance trainer and retreat leader from Yorkshire.