Did you ever wish you had permission to change the way you do church? Well, now you have it. You have permission to:
- Welcome His presence
- Grow in Christ as He has desired
- Experience a God-orchestrated meeting
- Become the Church, not attend the church
- Grow in intercessory prayer
This how to book provides proven tactics to move your church into a Third Day realm fully committed to worship Follow along with authors Graham Cooke and Gary Goodell as they share their years of experience developing new ways to welcome His presence into your church, home, community, your life and the lives of those in the congregation.
God gives all of His children His permission to become the Bride He loves and adores.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Section 1: Third-Day Development
Chapter 1: Creaking Partnership of Mutual Worth and Value
Chapter 2: Development of People and Churches
Chapter 3: Church as a Living System An Organic and Organizational Paradox
Section 2: Third-Day Worship
Chapter 4: God-Centric Worship
Chapter 5: The Worship Feast
Section 3: Third-Day Meetings
Chapter 6: Meetings of the Third Kind
Chapter 7: Embracing the Unpredictable
Chapter 8: Groups of Tens, Groups of Fifties, and Groups of Hundreds
Chapter 9: Whats Really Sacred?
Section 4: Third-Day Transition
Chapter 10: Character and Transition Part One
Chapter 11: Character and Transition Part Two
Section 5: Third-Day Preaching
Chapter 12: Redeploying the Preacher
Chapter 13: A New Wineskin of Learning
Section 6: Third-Day Mission
Chapter 14: An Untainted Mission
Chapter 15: Questions of Value
Chapter 16: Church: Simple and Regional
Chapter 17: Third-Day Epilogue
Bibliography
Endorsements
Permission Granted . . . will provoke new thoughts that will challenge you to change. If you are satisfied with the present condition of the Church, then this book will offend you. But if you are craving for fresh expression of your personal and corporate faith that are relevant for today and tomorrows world, then the words in this book will stir you to action. Permission Granted . . ., written by Gary Goodell and Graham Cooke, is strategically thought out, biblically grounded, and filled with vision and faith. Take the dare and let your heart run wild; dream a big dream of a Third-Day Church that has both new wineskins and new wine.
James W. Goll, Author and Cofounder of Encounters Network
Gary Goodell has been around the block concerning the religious world. He has operated in traditional churches and seen all manner of flakiness as people seek to come into their spirituality. Consequently, he has a great perspective over what the Third-Day Church should really look like. Permission Granted . . . encourages us that God is brining great change to what we have known as church life. You will enjoy reading this.
Chuck D. Pierce, Glory of Zion International Ministries, Denton, Texas
About the Authors
Graham Cooke has been involved in prophetic ministry since 1974. He founded the School of Prophecy. A popular conference speaker, Graham has established a wide range of training programs that are renowned for their practical application, teaching content, and prophetic impartation. Gary Goodell has been doing ministry stuff for 40 years. He directs Permission Ministries, a mentoring system for Simple Church and helps lead ThirdDayCurches.com. He is the father of two married children and grandfather of six. He and his wife, Jane, live in San Diego, California.
