The State of the Church by Andrew Murray

In 1911 global mission leaders met in Edinburgh, Scotland, to confront a sobering situation: two-thirds of the world was unevangelized, sending churches were declining in membership and spiritual vitality, and interest in missions was waning. How could such a weak and sickly church meet the challenge of fulfilling the Great Commission? In response to this situation, Andrew Murray wrote The State of the Church. This urgent call to repentance and prayer helped spur on one of the most fruitful missionary movements in church's history.

Is history repeating itself today? One hundred years after this book was penned, the church finds itself in a similarly weak condition. This edition of The State of the Church, contemporized by Leona Choy, speaks vividly to today's believers and their spiritual needs.

Andrew Murray wrote numerous devotional books on the deeper Christian life, including Daily Thoughts on Holiness, Waiting on God and Secrets of Intercession and Prayer. Murray was raised in South Africa, received his master's degree from Aberdeen University and pursued theological training at Utrecht University in Holland, where he was ordained in 1848. He spent the last twelve years of his life speaking at conventions and evangelistic meetings.