Repo

By John R. Bost

Book Overview

"In my experience, prophetic calls to the church come in two ways. The first comes out of the wounds of the prophetic voice, which in the midst of his or her pain sees how the church should be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615790810
• ISBN13: 9781615790814
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Xulon Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Wisdom & Truth

I very much look forward to reading Repo. I have known John for five years and have always looked forward to hearing what the Lord says through him. This book is more about telling the truth about the Body of Christ than an attempt to win a popularity contest. As a matter of fact, he probably expects to receive some hate mail. I have long admired his courage to say what needs to be said and his desire to demonstrate Christ to all who know and see him. More than anything that Christ followers can say, the world must experience our love, joy, peace, etc. I join John in making that my reality. Glory to the Name of the Lord !!!

REPO - a must read!

REPO is an unsettling, thought-provoking book that challenged me to dig deep within my beliefs and examine my motives, habits and thoughts related to my service to God and to my city. It made me wonder if I've forfeited credibility by the busyness in my life; i.e., do I really see and respond to someone in need as Christ would? I especially appreciated his personal stories and the way he addressed giving honor to families while being a Christ follower. "Doing church" has new meaning and will be a more intentional lifestyle for me.

A Clear Voice

If there were three books I could take along with me on a very long journey, this would be one of them (along with the Scriptures and Joyful Exiles by Houston). It's been said that people consider a book to be a good book because it meets them at the right place and time in their lives. This one meets that criteria for me, but it does much more than that- it gives me a glimpse of what a life lived in abandon to Christ can really be- and what a collection of lives lived in abandon for Christ can possibly do. John Bost writes with an edge that has become prevalent among many younger postmodern writers, but also with the wisdom and deeply painful love that can only come through decades of experience. He tells the truth with clarity, respect, and honesty- much in the same vein as the prophets of old.

Passionate for Reform

Meet the author: JOHN R. BOST has over 30 years experience in education, spanning the pre-school years through graduate school. Twenty years were spent in the public school sector serving the classroom in all sciences, followed by fifteen years experience in administration and community development. A certified executive coach, he holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Community Education & Resource Development as well as an Education Specialist Degree (Ed.S) in Leadership & Administration from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. John is an ordained minister and attends Winston-Salem 1st Assembly (Assemblies of God), where he served six years as an Associate to the Senior Pastor until 1996 and has provided consulting services for each of the Senior Pastors to follow since that time. As well, John has provided consulting and coaching services for the NC District of the Assemblies of God and numerous other denominations and pastors. He currently serves on the board of Assembly Terrace; a church sponsored non-profit offering affordable housing for senior citizens. He served seven years on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning Board, various Early Childhood initiatives, the Infant Mortality Coalition and has been actively involved in several Community Development Corporations. He is also currently the Mayor of Clemmons, NC and serves as the Chairman of Leadership Winston-Salem. John is President and owner of Master Counsel and Associates, Inc., which offers planning and coaching services for various non-profits and church-based organizations, to include real estate acquisition and development. Foreward from book: "In my experience, prophetic calls to the church come in two ways. The first comes out of the wounds of the prophetic voice, which in the midst of his or her pain sees how the church should be different. Because these perspectives are so deeply rooted in personal perspective and pain they are often tinged with hurt and anger and thus are easily dismissed by those being spoken to whether or not they bear truth from God. The second kind of prophet comes as a coach-an encourager-a lover of the kingdom of God-who sees in the church a straying from what might be-perhaps the very mandate of God Himself-and longingly calls the church to reclaim what she was created in the mind of God to be. This prophetic message includes the sad results of choices that are comparable to choosing to be infatuated with plastic beads and costume jewelry while an inheritance of gems of great value and heritage lie forgotten, covered with dust in the dark recesses of a forgotten closet. This prophet calls us to discover what is truly valuable and warns that God will not leave us to toy with the fraudulent and unimportant. Attention to this kind of prophetic call ought not be dismissed for it calls us, in love, to re-claim our inheritance as beloved children of the most High God who, if we allow Him t

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Foreward from book: "In my experience, prophetic calls to the church come in two ways. The first comes out of the wounds of the prophetic voice, which in the midst of his or her pain sees how the church should be different. Because these perspectives are so deeply rooted in personal perspective and pain they are often tinged with hurt and anger and thus are easily dismissed by those being spoken to whether or not they bear truth from God. The second kind of prophet comes as a coach-an encourager-a lover of the kingdom of God-who sees in the church a straying from what might be-perhaps the very mandate of God Himself-and longingly calls the church to reclaim what she was created in the mind of God to be. This prophetic message includes the sad results of choices that are comparable to choosing to be infatuated with plastic beads and costume jewelry while an inheritance of gems of great value and heritage lie forgotten, covered with dust in the dark recesses of a forgotten closet. This prophet calls us to discover what is truly valuable and warns that God will not leave us to toy with the fraudulent and unimportant. Attention to this kind of prophetic call ought not be dismissed for it calls us, in love, to re-claim our inheritance as beloved children of the most High God who, if we allow Him to work through us will begin to bring about His kingdom through us. John Bost is of the second kind of these prophetic voices. He is in love with the Bridegroom whose goal is to present His bride, the church, to Himself spotless and without wrinkle and that she might do His work in this world, preparing for His coming. I have known John for most of the eighteen years I have served as a mainline pastor in the city where both of us live. John has been a faithful part of his own tradition, serving in the church and seeking to be involved in ministry to the city. But John's vision for the work of Christ has gone well beyond his own tradition, seeking to work with disciples of other traditions pairing up in such a way that each can be faithful to their own tradition, yet deeply involved in bringing the distinctive of the Kingdom of God to a whole city. When Jesus was asked by John the Baptist if He was the messiah, Jesus responds, "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor." John Bost believes that as Jesus was sent into the world, we too are sent in His name into the world--especially to the cities in which we live, to make a measurable difference. As he has worked with churches, he has been distressed that so often churches are so occupied with the `stuff' of being a local church, that the opportunity of reaching and impacting a city has no energy available for it. It is as if the way we have chosen to do and be the church in modern America has sapped all the energy away from the activities that Jesus identifi es as being core to his Kingdo