DescriptionAbout Niall Walshe5.0Nial Walshe is the author of Powerless and Irrelevant; Unsaved, materialistic, and working in Saudi Arabia. That was the author’s situation when God stepped in. The author carried with him – purely through habit – a Bible. One day in Saudi Arabia, he started reading the Bible out of a genuine desire to understand it. God spoke to him through His Word, showing him he was lost – hell-bound. He surrendered to the sovereignty of God in his life. “…life in all its fullness” began.Praise for Powerless and Irrelevant “Powerful and timely book”This powerful and timely book, Powerless and Irrelevant: How society sees the Church and how to radically change that view, offers a deeply insightful and courageous examination of the Church’s present spiritual crisis within times of hardship. The author reveals how the Church’s perceived irrelevance isn’t just because of a chaotic world, but because we’ve unknowingly mixed the Old and New Covenants together in ways that have led us to a misconception that drains our power and clarity on God’s word.It explains why Bible interest is rising yet church attendance is low, and explores a generation hungering for hope, truth and meaning behind what’s being preached within our churches worldwide. The author unpacks this paradox with compassion and deep biblical insight.The way theological truths are explained is both profound and easy to understand. It challenged me to rethink how I approach God not through performance, but through the fullness of grace offered in Christ.A must-read for any Christian daring to ask, not just what the church should do – but what the church must become.—James Hodgkin, Anglican Churches Worship Leader, London UK***“A lucid, well-argued, and ordered account of the problems that beset the Church”Powerless and Irrelevant – that is what the author, Niall Walshe, believes is society’s view of the Church. He states this perception is fair and correct, mainly because many congregations and denominations have absorbed Old Covenant thinking, beliefs, and practices, into the life of the New Covenant.In its’ efforts to maintain old wineskins, Mr. Walshe proposes that the Church’s witness is necessarily confused, undermined and ineffective.Drawing on his many years of experience as an evangelist and church leader, the author is not content to simply explore the problem but thankfully offers a solution. Passionately extolling the enormity and availability of God’s grace, Mr. Walshe invites believers to live wholly in the New Covenant and encourages us to examine our understanding of the Bible, so that we can launch out in faith, ready to receive God’s promised blessing.This statement of hope in Jesus and His redeeming work is a liberating call to the many who struggle with doubts and uncertainty.The book is a lucid, well-argued, and ordered account of the problems that beset the historical and contemporary Church. There are copious and appropriate references to Scripture. It examines modern teaching and practice, raising questions that are answered through biblical quotation.Aspects of Old and New Covenants are compared in every section, with a helpful conclusion that summarises each chapter. Mr. Walshe urges us not to be satisfied with stumbling along in our walk with God, and instead to live in the knowledge and experience of the grace, standing, and authority, that our relationship with Him confers.—Dr Paul Dakin, Methodist preacher, Former member Pioneer Ministries Forum5.0Breakdown
