Dave Hunt

Spent Matches

Church Leadership & Ministry

“If you are thin-skinned, don’t read this book! But if you really want to look beyond our ego and natural self-protectionism to really understand where we are today as the American church, Spent Matches may be able to help you get there. After fully deflating any ego that might remain after reading the first section about where we are as a church today, Roy leads us through a thought-provoking process that challenges some of our most basic assumptions (some cherished assumptions) about church and ministry. Fortunately, the book doesn’t end there. Roy goes on to offer up reasons to hope for a better church in the future. This hope, he tells us, is rooted in a fresh understanding of the Great Commission’s laser focus on making disciples rather than planting churches. As we make disciples who make disciples, more and more churches will emerge in a process of accelerating growth.”