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  • Publisher: Good Book Company
  • Publication Date: March 2016
  • ISBN: FALLBESAWHYBOTHERWITHCHURCH9781909559141

Why Bother with Church? (Questions Christians Ask)

Allberry, Sam

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The church has an image problem.

It is widely viewed in the world at large as being outdated, boring, irrelevant and filled with backbiting hypocrites.

How different that picture is to how the Bible talks about the new family that Jesus has gathered. It is a precious bride, a sparkling jewel, a lifeboat for forgiven sinners that is precious and holy; nurturing and warm; filled with truth, friendship and all embracing, forgiving love.

Sam Allberry understands the collision between these two views, and how, even as Christian believers, we can lose sight of how truly wonderful church is and should be, and what a privilege it is to be part of, and to serve.

In this brief accessible but thorough guide to church, Sam outlines what church is and why we need it. And how, when we have got it wrong, we can move closer to what a true church should be.

Sam comes from Sevenoaks in Kent, but studied theology at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford, and has since worked at St Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and now serves at a church in Maidenhead. He has written several books, including James For You, Is God Anti–Gay, and Lifted. Hobbies include reading, watching The West Wing and anything to do with South–East Asia.

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The church has an image problem.

It is widely viewed in the world at large as being outdated, boring, irrelevant and filled with backbiting hypocrites.

How different that picture is to how the Bible talks about the new family that Jesus has gathered. It is a precious bride, a sparkling jewel, a lifeboat for forgiven sinners that is precious and holy; nurturing and warm; filled with truth, friendship and all embracing, forgiving love.

Sam Allberry understands the collision between these two views, and how, even as Christian believers, we can lose sight of how truly wonderful church is and should be, and what a privilege it is to be part of, and to serve.

In this brief accessible but thorough guide to church, Sam outlines what church is and why we need it. And how, when we have got it wrong, we can move closer to what a true church should be.

Sam comes from Sevenoaks in Kent, but studied theology at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford, and has since worked at St Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and now serves at a church in Maidenhead. He has written several books, including James For You, Is God Anti–Gay, and Lifted. Hobbies include reading, watching The West Wing and anything to do with South–East Asia.

  • Cover Type:
  • 96 Pages
  • Publisher: Good Book Company
  • Publication Date: March 2016
  • ISBN: FALLBESAWHYBOTHERWITHCHURCH9781909559141