Writings

NEW “Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church can Learn from Facebook, the Internet and Other Networks“

• Media Kit for Thy Kingdom Connected

• Published by Baker Books, 2009

• Forward by Leonard Sweet & Afterword by Dan Allender

What Others are Saying about Thy Kingdom Connected:

“A wonderful tutorial for those who want to experience the kingdom as more than a wistful idea.” — Reggie McNeal, missional leadership specialist for Leadership Network

“A must read for all who yearn for a unified and healthy body of Christ in a connected world.” — MaryKate Morse, professor of leadership and spiritual formation, associate dean, George Fox Evangelical Seminary and author of Making Room for Leadership

“Friesen brings together current thinking on the Trinity, the kingdom of God, and missional church, and creates the first contextual ecclesiology for a networked world. Highly recommended.“– Ryan Bolger, associate professor of Church in Contemporary Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary; co-author of Emerging Churches

“A guide to harnessing the powerful possibilities of connections made available through social networks. You may never look at ‘church’ the same way again.” — John R. Franke, Clemens Professor of Missional Theology, Biblical Seminary; author of Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth

“A very readable, genuinely intelligent, and highly resourceful book. A worthy read!” — Alan Hirsch, author of The Forgotten Ways; founding director of Forge Mission Training Network

“A treasure chest of insights to further the conversation on the nature of the missional church in post-Christendom Western societies.” — Eddie Gibbs, author of ChurchMorph; professor of church growth, Fuller Theological Seminary

“Helps us see how connection is at the core of the gospel. I recommend it to all Christians emerging in this inescapable cultural reality.” – David Fitch, B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology, Northern Seminary

Reviews of Thy Kingdom Connected:

Click here for a the most recent blog conversation about the book; or here are a few links to reviews I’ve found: Englewood Review of Books, Postkiwi – Duncan Macleod, Glenn Zuber, Alan Engler, Tony Jones, Jesus Creed, thornscompose.wordpress.com, TheOoze Viral Bloggers,