Part history, part narrative, The Lord of the Ring takes readers on a fascinating journey back to the eighteenth-century Moravian renewal movement. Experience the passion of young Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and his friends as they take a vow to serve Christ their King faithfully in whatever situation of life they find themselves. Signed by the five school friends and illustrated in a medallion made by Zinzendorfs grandmother, the vow of the Confessors of Christ is as relevant today as when it first was conceived in 1716. Join Phil Anderson on an aerial road trip via his three-seater plane as he undertakes a twenty-first century pilgrimage from England to Germany. Anderson retraces the steps of Zinzendorf, reconnects with his legacy and seeks to apply it to life and faith in a new millennium. Learning from the past, readers will discover crucial signposts for grappling with the Church of todays identity and calling as an authentic, relational, missional community.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Pete Greig

Introduction

Chapter 1: Little Lutz

Chapter 2: The Fellowship of the Ring

Chapter 3: The Return of the Knight

Chapter 4: The Hidden Seed

Chapter 5: Summer of 27

Chapter 6: Prayer Ignition

Chapter 7: Then Slave I Shall Be

Chapter 8: On the Road and Off the Rails

Chapter 9: Twas on the Good Ship Simmonds

Chapter 10: To the Ends of the Earth

The Renewed Order of the Mustard Seed

Endnotes

Bibliography

About the Author

Phil Anderson is a pilot and pilgrim, an engineer and encourager, a communicator and conspirator. He works was a consultant, serves as a leader of Thurrock Christian Fellowship (a church in southeast England), participates as a member of 24-7 Prayer (an international community of prayer, mission and justice) and facilitates www.mustardseedorder.com (a meeting place for those interested in exploring the relevance of Zinzendorfs mustard seed vow to discipleship in the twenty-first century). He is a husband to Lisa and a father to Holly and Bethany.