 Rarely do I find such a complete account of the call of God upon His people to release His kingdom culture into every aspect of society. Ben Gray has taken history, culture, theology, and the praxis of the church – and given us one of the most readable, challenging, authoritative, and exciting accounts I have ever read that explains the challenges, obstacles, and the extraordinary intervention of God when we undertake kingdom ministry in the manner He has always prescribed for us. Finally we have a book that explains why things are the way they are in the church and what we can do about it. This book excites me –and my hope is that every person who is serious about end time issues will read its amazing contents and be challenged, encouraged – and will become engaged in the works of the kingdom of God that are key for authentic societal transformation. This book will change your life – and your ministry – forever!
Rev Dr Alistair P Petrie
Author
Executive Director, Partnership Ministries, Canada
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 Ben Gray has written an excellent book that helps renovate our ideas of what church is and how we were designed to engage in society. He is right in pointing out that any renewal of the church must involve a recalibration of our worldview. Here is an apostolic vision that points the way to a more fruitful future by grounding us in a more faithful past.
Alan Hirsch
Author, ‘The Forgotten Ways’; co-author, ‘The Shaping of Things To Come', 'Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship' & 'Right Here, Right Now: Everyday Mission for Everyday People'
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 In Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma Ben Gray brings a thoughtful and balanced voice to the table. Eschewing the structural solutions that are all the rage, he calls instead for an incarnational church that hears God’s voice and seeks to engage and impact the bloodied world in which the church finds itself. He summons a leadership that ‘will be marked and measured by the way in which they equip and release others’ into this kingdom-minded pursuit. Like all relevant authors, Ben highlights key issues at the right time. His message is urgent without being frantic. My advice? Read this book, and then sit down and discuss it with anyone who cares about the current state of Western Christendom.
George Otis Jr
Author, President: Sentinel Group, USA
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 Throughout history the Lord has raised up radical voices of reformation to challenge the church and to shift us out of our complacency. Ben Gray is one of those voices, and I pray that many outside of his native Australia will listen to his clearly prophetic message. His words are painful at times, but if we allow them to stir our hearts we will enter a new season of effective apostolic ministry.
J Lee Grady
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 Ben Gray represents an uncommon synergy of insights. As an analyst and thinker he is able to provide deep contemporary insight. But he is also a practitioner and from the perspective of a local church pastor and city church leader, he has grounded his insights in earth reality. His love for the body of Christ and its mission in the community permeate the pages of this book with fresh and contemporary wisdom as well as with missionary zeal. I strongly recommend Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma — it has the power to change the course of your life.
Brian Medway
Senior Pastor, Grace Christian Church, Canberra, Australia
National Chairman, Crosslink Christian Network
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 Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma is a book that, for many, will become a reference point for years to come. It will certainly challenge us to think about the church and its place in all of society and also help release the power of re-imaging the future. But this is not a book that remains in the realm of concepts, nor at the level of historic critique. Ben also lays down very practical markers that serve as helpful signposts to the way forward. At the heart of the book is a recovery of biblical passion and mission. It reveals how we might live and breathe in a real hope that goes beyond that of seeing the restoration of apostles, to, as Ben says, the release and deployment of an apostolic company (the church) of grace-filled believers to accomplish their God-given assignments in all of life. This is a book written for this time and it will remain as a guide for the years ahead. Those two aspects are the marks of a prophetic piece of writing.
Martin Scott
UK Prophet
Author, ‘Sowing Seeds for Revival’ and ‘Impacting the City’
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 Ben Gray is a visionary whose heart beats for the kingdom of God, for Christ’s church to be the bride that Jesus will someday return to claim. In Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma: A Grace Revolution, Ben takes the reader on a journey of personal discovery. Building on historic and Biblical foundations, Ben sets forth a revelatory strategy for kingdom advance, tempered by insights gained through his extensive relationships with world-class apostolic leaders. This work is timely and points to an apostolic grace that will mobilize the church before the second coming of Christ.
Dr John McElroy - Director, Southern Cross Association of Churches
Senior Pastor, Churchlands Fellowship, Perth, Australia
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 Ben Gray clearly argues the case for the need for Christians to think and live from a Hebraic Biblical worldview. If Christians are to impact the spheres of creation there needs to be a significant shift from the thinking of the Greek worldview. For those of us who are passionate about seeing the kingdom of God in the workplace Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma is a must read. It provides a firm theological foundation to explore and practice in the exciting realm of work for the glory of God. I commend it to all Christians. It will inspire you to outwork the kingdom and fulfil your creative purpose in God.
Dr Ken Curry
Australian National Director, Health Care In Christ Inc
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 Ben Gray understands history and what the Spirit of God is saying to the church today. I believe he has identified the key to effectiveness for workplace leaders and church leaders in today’s changing world. His biblical approach to the holistic and Hebraic model of the priesthood of believers will eliminate dualism. This book is a fresh reminder of how the church, the people of God, is to be involved in what Christ is doing in our world. I was inspired and refreshed by Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma; it is a word from the Spirit of God for this age.
Kent Humphreys
President FCCI / Christ@Work, USA
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 Occasionally, a voice is raised up and their life and message is one and the same. Thus is the life of my intercessory and apostolic friend, Ben Gray. Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma brings the heart of God alive and addresses vital issues for the body of Christ worldwide. The spirit of wisdom and revelation saturate the pages of this great book. Read it and be changed!
James W Goll
Author, Conference Speaker
Cofounder Encounters Network, USA
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 The book, Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma by Ben Gray is one of the best I’ve ever read concerning the great reformation that has started to touch the church worldwide. This is an important book for all to read, especially church and marketplace leaders. It raises the right questions, but also gives valuable answers. Yet it leaves enough room to realize that we do need to seek God for a current understanding of God’s kingdom reality for the 21st century. The process of shaking the foundations of the church has barely begun, but it will set in place new and radical kingdom transformations, which will result in a vast harvest that we have not seen since the time of the first apostles. Read this excellent book and expect the Spirit of God to speak to you about His radical grace revolution.
Dr Michael Schiffmann
Founder and Director, Touch the Nations Ministry, Hanover, Germany
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 In Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma, Ben Gray lifts our sights immensely. He describes the vast scenario in which God’s people are called to honor and serve Him – not only in church, but also in every realm of life; indeed throughout the whole of creation. He startles and encourages us with the astonishing yet biblical claim that the whole of creation is longing for God’s people to come into their own – something many Christians have never considered or long-since forgotten. Ben Gray’s portrayal of the scale and scope of our calling goes far beyond that found in most Christian writings. He expands our horizons enormously. On the other hand this book is ‘applied theology’. He ‘earths’ the living out, as individuals and churches, of our exalted calling with very practical insights as to what this means in our marriages, families, workplaces, communities and nation. This book is extremely timely and greatly needed. It will spoil you forever for mediocre, domesticated, culturally-modified church. It should leave you trembling with wonder and excitement. And it gives clear direction as to the way forward for 21st century Christians.
Gil Cann
Minister-at-large, Australian Evangelical Alliance.
Editor of ‘Working Together’ magazine, Australia
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