Mosaic Church

Erwin Raphael McManus authored the book, "An Unstoppable Force: Daring to become the church GOD had in mind." The book describes developing one's spiritual gifts in order to be effective in growing one's Church. McManus writes from years of experience as a visionary and innovator of a multi-cutural authentic faith community. The book shows what has went wrong with the church and offers hope to catch the momentum of the Holy Spirit to join in God's revolution. He is quite honest in pointing out that the diminishing influence of the American church on American society is not simply because fewer people are going to church, but fewer people are in church because of the diminishing influence of Christ on the church itself. McManus continues to say that the church fell asleep and has lost the power to transform culture. Warnings are given that when relationships become stagnant and the community of Christ closes itself to the outside world, the result is an institution instead of a movement. The church is influenced by the world around her and is called to influence the world in which she exists. The culture has a deep interest in spiritual things, but not Christianity. McManus claims that people are rejecting Christ because of the church. The church shifted from a church on mission to a church that supported missions. Instead the church became a refuge from the world rather a force in the world. He claims the church lost her immediacy and responsiveness to obeying God's call to reach the nations.