Tim Keller | Center Church Giveaway!

UPDATE: Winners listed in the comments as...

Justin Edgar (@jstuddog)
Dan Buraga (@DanBuraga)
Steve Davis (@WhiteKnuckled)

Congratulations!

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TODAY ONLY, I'm giving away three copies of Center Church by Tim Keller. From the website...

In Center Church, Timothy Keller offers challenging insights and provocative questions based on over twenty years of ministry in New York City. This book outlines a theological vision for ministry—based on classic doctrines but rethinking our assumptions about church for our time and place—organized around three core commitments:

Gospel-centered: The gospel of grace in Jesus Christ changes everything, from our hearts to our community to the world. It completely reshapes the content, tone and strategy of all that we do.

City-centered: Cities increasingly influence our global culture and affect the way we do ministry. With a positive approach toward our culture, we learn to affirm that cities are wonderful, strategic and underserved places for gospel ministry.

Movement-centered: Instead of building our own tribe, we seek the prosperity and peace of our community as we are led by the Holy Spirit.

I'm telling you, if you haven't seen this book it is a sight to see. Big and packed! It will be a staple in seminaries and church planting training programs. "Awesome" is the word for it. Great for reading through or at least having for refererence.

I asked the good folks at Zondervan several weeks ago if they could provide some giveaway copies of Center Church because I want readers of my Tim Keller Resources page to have a chance to win one. They gave me three! Thanks Zondervan!

Here's how you enter for your chance to win. Simple.

1. Tweet (or post to Facebook if you aren't on Twitter, or do both!) without the quote marks: " Want a free copy of Tim Keller's Center Church? RT this & comment at Reformissionary to enter: http://bit.ly/TKbook "

2. Comment below (so I can confirm you did step 1) with your real name and real email (kept private) and For Fun guess the number of writing utensils on my desk right now (pens, pencils, markers, etc. Hint: I have two coffee mugs for writing utensils plus more than that. It's more than 1 and less than 100.

*I'll use random.org to pick the 3 winners sometime after 5pm. I'll announce the winners on the blog & send out emails. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Comments

[Matthew Perry]

Working through this book now. I am a pastor now in Denver, and this is a game changer for me in a place that 96% unchurched. Would love this copy for another on my ministry team.

[Matthew Perry]

and my guess is 17.

[Bryan]

42.

[Kevin]

Kevin Sanders

I'm guessing 27 writing utensils...

[Ben Riggs]

46 writing utensils

[Jason]

Jason Garwood @jasongarwood

You have 43 writing utensils.

[David_norman]

David Norman

I'm going with 56 writing utinsels

[Scott Leary]

: " Want a free copy of Tim Keller's Center Church? "

[Mike Gore]

62

[Gregg Wiltshire]

I'll say 34.

[Brad Mills]

Thanks for putting this together.

I guess 4 writing utensils.

[Randy]

73!

[Doug McKinney]

54?

[Hilmar von Fintel]

Hilmar
How about 43?

[Bill]

Kevin, you got me I was going to say 27 but I wont price as right ya so I'm guessing 13

[Patrick Martell]

I'd say 63.

[Tom Schmidt]

I've posted on facebook. My guess is 48

[Luke]

I'm in. My guess is 1 dollar. Wait no. 51. I go with 51

[NickHorton]

Hrmmm. I reckon you have 67 writing utensils.

[Jonnathan Menendez]

My guess is 10 writing utensils.

[MaryBeth Hengst]

posted - guess 99

[Barry Simmons]

I sent the tweet! Guessing 56 writing utensils.

[David Buckley]

I'm in! 37 writing instruments?

[Jody Sneed]

I guess 24.5

[kevin peterson]

29
Boom!
By the way, that Keller talk about why Christians should lose their religion was very, very good.
And makes me want to read more O'Conner :)

[Cecil Linke]

I am guessing 73 utensils

[Nathan Carter]

I'm guessing 23...

[Matt Steen]

I am going with 76... and I am pretty excited about reading this book.

[Jonathan Griffiths]

Tweeted from @revjdg

And I'm guessing 57

[Zach Korthals]

53

[Josh Whipple]

You have 30 writing utensils.

[Chris Thomas]

53

[John Thomas]

Hope to win! 28 writing instruments.

[Christopher Jackson]

47

[Tommy Perry]

My guess is 17.

[Dan]

Did the RT. My guess - 56.

[Dan Wuthrich]

RT done. My guess is 22.

[Bob O'Keith]

I'm reading James McDonald's Vertical Church right now. I hope to put Tim's book next it line. It would be a great resource for my sickly little church. My guess is 777.

[Steve Davis]

I'm in! Tweeted! I'm going to guess 73 writing utensils. You can fit at least 30 in a mug. Thanks for the giveaway, Steve.

[jonathan skeen]

Just bought all the Matthew series from Kellers Sermon store.. really thankful a friend mentioned him to me. Speaks the word of God into my life daily all the way down in Alabama. and you 34 writing utensils on your desk.

[Carl Wong]

I'm gonna say about 16 per cup + less than 10 scattered about, so... 36?

[Danny]

Tweeted! Would love to win this!

And seeing as I have two mugs of pens on my desk, I'm going with somewhere around 47....

[Timothy Kang]

My guess is 27!

[Nick Esch]

27

[Michael Whitcomb]

I'm guessing 66

[J.J. Krumlauf]

I RT, and I'm guessing 51 utensils.

[Jordan Heijermans]

42 writing utensils

[Chris Scott]

45

[Whyartwork]

Benjamin Moyer
[email protected]
And 63 writing utensils

[Robbie Gouge]

I'm gonna go with 37

[Chad Mondragon]

66

[Nate Downey]

I'm guessing you have 67 fountain pens on and about your desk

[Danny Poyner]

I posted on twitter (@dwpoyner) and I'm going with 38 writing instruments.

[Johnmark Battaglia]

Depending on the number of sharpies, fancy pens or other such writing instruments that tend to have a wider girth, I'd guess around 68.

[Nathan W. Bingham]

I reckon you've got around 39...

[Jonathan Ern Sheong Lin]

67 writing utensils!

[Jason Delgado]

37

[rick e moore]

I'm guessing 66 :o)

[Dustin Benton]

I RT it via Twitter

[Dustin Benton]

I am. Guessing 36

[Robert Gilliland]

You have 44 writing utensils.

[Kevin Larson]

43

[Cmartmusic]

I'll go with 23

[Rayraley]

@rayraley tweeted and guesses 59

[Ryan Rotman]

Tweeted and my guess is 41.

[Brett McIntosh]

73

[Andrew Kamm]

39

[Armando Ordonez]

My guess is 48.

[Andy]

I love pens (lately G2s) and highlighters. I have like 20, so I'm gonna double it (you seem more into writing them me) and add 1...so 41!

[Jesse Benack]

I'll guess 48

[Tim Pickard]

I'm guessing 58.

[Jeremy Alexander]

I'm gonna say 72

[Eric Papp]

Going with 37. Excited to read this book.

[Sarah Vaughn]

I'm gonna guess 34. Thanks for the chance at this book!

[Corey Sosebee]

I just tweeted it! I'm guessing 46 utensils.

[Aaron Sellars]

I tweeted and I'll guess 47.

[Mark Lamprecht]

39

[Justin Edgar]

38

[Logan Paschke]

Obvious. 42.

[Todd Robertson]

Done @toddjrobertson

I say 41

[Albert Garlando]

The answer is always 42, isn't it?
;)

[Charlie Marquez]

Tweeted the keller book post. Pick me, I'm planting in the city, Long Beach, CA. Refugelongbeach.com

[Brady martin]

23

[Steve McCoy]

Great to see so many entries. You are gonna love this book, and I hope everyone will pick it up even if you didn't win. Here are the three winners...

Justin Edgar (@jstuddog)
Dan Buraga (@DanBuraga)
Steve Davis (@WhiteKnuckled)

The correct number of writing utensils on my desk is...46. Ben Riggs right on the money!

[Daisy Masis]

33

[Anthony Spallone]

The Spirit told me 44. Ok ok I'm lying but I would really like a copy of the book ;)