There’s a phenomenon going on in the church today, among Christians and the non-practicing, post-church Christians. They yes to Jesus, and no to the church. However, I do not believe that people are rejecting the church outright, but are rejecting the attempts being made at being the Church. People work with methods and systems but they never get down to the essence of what the Church is. Church, after all, is not a place you go, but a people who exist.
Today our guest has written an insightful book that talks about empowering and transformative relationships that happen among the people of God within community. Dough Bursch wrote The Community of God: A Theology of the Church from a Reluctant Pastor.
Today we will explore a little about what it means to be the Church.
You can find Doug’s book, The Community of God: A Theology of the Church from a Reluctant Pastor on Amazon. If you’d like to connect with Doug you can find him on Twitter, Facebook or at fairlyspiritual.com.
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