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Articles > 2013 > 8 February > Reviews > Book reviews >

Belong — and get stuck in

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 @ 00:12

Victoria Johnson finds that shepherds and flocks need a rethink

God's Church, My Place: What it means to belong to a Christian community
 Steve Tilley
 BRF £6.99
(978-0-85746-011-0)
Church Times Bookshop £6.30 (Use code CT935 )

AS THE church continues to argue about leadership, Steve Tilley offers a refreshing take on what it means to be led. In church life, we talk a great deal about shepherds, but ...

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