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C ONTENTS

A Preface by David Kinnaman, Barna CEO 4

Introduction 6
What Portuguese Custard Tarts Taught Me About Digital Church 7
To Misread Is to Misdiagnose 11
Online, Together and Lonely 13
Church in the Digital Age 16

Part One – In-Person Community 17
The Seven Ingredients of Biblical Community 21
Forsake Not the Assembling 38
Discipled in Community 40

Part Two – Bold Digital Innovation 43
The Fourth Industrial Revolution 45
Disciplined Digital 47
Boldly Innovating 53
Developing a Digital Strategy 54
Are Small Groups the Answer? 58
Could the Ministry of Jesus Have Been Achieved Digitally? 60

Key Ideas 61

Conclusion 62

Communication Lines for Pastors 64

A Personal Note 66

Endnotes 68

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