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Heaven's Answer to Earth's Dilemma is an apostolic vision that points the way to a more fruitful and creative future for the people of God. It gives us insight and understanding into many issues facing the people of God today, bringing clarity to understanding a person's vocational calling.

The first part is designed to introduce the reader to the Hebraic vision of the church in all of creation. The second part looks at the divine strategy that God has put in place for this creational church. The third part considers ways to train, equip, and release the people of God, the church, into their divine calling and eternal inheritance in all society and creation.

In Depth

Heaven’s Answer is divided into three sections:

Section One is about the history of the church, looking at how we have arrived at our present form and practice of church. Here we track the movement of the church away from the roots of its Hebraic–Christian worldview, and the consequent loss of identity that followed. We explore the main influences that worked to transform the early church from a dynamic body of Christ in creation to an institution that mostly existed to preserve and serve itself. A particular focus of this section is the belief system called dualism brought in by a philosopher named Plato, and what some have named ‘the empire spirit’. This term refers to the growing influence and ultimate hierarchical takeover of the early church by those with political power.

Section Two examines in depth the church’s Hebrew heritage. In order for saints to accomplish God’s eternal purpose, they need to be equipped with Hebraic thinking. Through exploring the Hebraic worldview in Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma the reader will discover what it means to be made in God’s image, to be designed, called and empowered to engage God’s good but fallen creation.

From there the focus shifts to what the author calls the five creational spheres of authority and influence. These five spheres – marriage, family, work, tribe and nation – set the creation context for the life, activity and impact of each member of the body of Christ. The section is completed by an examination of the calling of the church in its relationship to the entire created order, looking at how the church, the people of God, can reposition itself from construct to creation.

Section Three is about the church unlimited at work in all of creation. Drawing from the understanding gained in the previous chapters, consideration is now given to the different forms and expressions of this church. In this final section a new paradigm is presented; one that the author believes offers a significant insight for the church at this time. This section reveals how each member of the body of Christ can be equipped and released to fulfill their calling in the five creational spheres of authority and influence. This can be done by discovering the power and purpose of each Christian’s ‘vocational grace motivation’. These ministry graces are designed to help people find their strategic place in the plan of God for their lives, empowering them to accomplish the will of God in all of the work (paid and unpaid) that they do.

The section is about discovering ways of discerning your own vocational calling, and how to receive the God-designed equipping tools you will need to live out that calling in all of His creation.

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