Researchers have uncovered the following three trends: First, distrust of institutions, including the church, is at an all-time high. Second, young people raised in the church are leaving at alarming rates and not returning. Third, loneliness and social isolation are at pandemic levels. What’s the connection? It appears that an entire generation is starving for the very thing the church is called to provide but has chosen to look for it elsewhere. Why is this happening? Following the model set by What If Jesus Was Serious?–short readings and engaging illustrations–What If Jesus Was Serious about the Church? looks at what the Bible really says about the church, its purpose, and the impact of its modern captivity to consumer values. Rather than an event, a building, or an institution, the New Testament calls the church to be a community living in communion with God and one another for the sake of the world.
Author: Skye Jethani
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 07/19/2022
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780802424273
Language: English
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.