After McDonaldization: Mission, Ministry, and Christian Discipleship in an Age of Uncertainty

&quotI am delighted that John Drane’s insightful book is now available to leaders in North America to alert them to the serious nature of the challenges they face.&quot--Eddie Gibbs, coauthor, Emerging Churches; author, ChurchMorphIn his earlier The McDonaldization of the Church, noted author John Drane critiqued current church trends toward &quotfast food&quot spirituality while offering suggestions for change. In his long-awaited sequel, After McDonaldization, Drane addresses key questions for Western Christianity in a global context. He argues that increasing numbers of people are turning to &quotspirituality&quot even while church attendance has continued to decline in the US and Europe, and that the continuing impact of globalization and consumerism has been joined by a post-9/11 culture of fear and a search for truth. In light of these developments, Drane presents a case for a more practical theology, a reinvigorated style of ministry, and a restatement of classic Christian beliefs for the twenty-first century. The book offers interconnected chapters on culture, community, mission, ministry, and theology and is, writes Drane, &quotan invitation to think outside the box of what we now know, and to imagine what the Christian future might look and feel like if we allow ourselves to ask new questions.&quot This book will appeal to church and culture readers, pastors, and those in the emerging church.