Pastor Gary E. Gilley's recent volume, "This Little Church Went To Market: The Church In The Age Of Entertainment," is a veritable David confronting the modern day Goliath posing as today's champion of Christian ministry, the `market-driven' church. In a small volume Gilley asks some big questions, e.g. "In an effort to draw sellout crowds, is the modern Church in danger of selling out? If the Church is the pillar and ground of truth., what happens when the Church no longer knows the truth? What happens if it has confused the infallible truth of God with the philosophies and fads of the moment? If the elements of fellowship, communion, prayer and worship have always been an integral part of the local church, what happens when these activities are confused with, or diluted by, entertainment? If it could be demonstrated that what many call worship is really amusement, what would that tell us about the state of the Church today?"

Gilley chooses smooth stones from the stream of divine revelation in exposing several crucial problems with the `seeker-friendly' church today: "A Church With the Wrong Foundation," "A Church With the Wrong Message," "A Church Focused on the Wrong Need," "A Church that misunderstands Worship (both in its preaching and in its music)."

Gilley is at once concise and precise, insightful and charitable, making his book a most useful tool for the library of pastor and parishioner alike. His work is a significant contribution to the labors of all who yearn for a return to a biblical paradigm of Christian worship and mission.

Review by Pastor Bert Kuehner