So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore | Wayne Jacobsen, Dave Coleman

So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore | Wayne Jacobsen, Dave Coleman | Tied of church as usual?

books:

So You Don't Want ...

	So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore Wayne Jacobsen, Dave Coleman Windblown Media, 2006 - 191 pages average customer review:based on 48 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

Not What you Might Expect

This is likely one of the best books I have ever read and I'll tell you why.

I've been all about the Church for most of my life. I've been a pastor, a denominational official, a Church Administrator, an Elder, a Chairman of the Board and while I'm not currently in a formal Church Ministry role, I'm finishing up a Master's degree in Organizational Leadership and writing a Master's Thesis on Leadership Styles and impact within the organization of the Church.

On some levels, I'm sick and tired of the organization of the Church. Many of the criticisms leveled at it for being impersonal, political, manipulative, disingenuous and full of petty people are unfortunately true. There are literally millions of people who comprise the walking wounded who have brushed paths with many Churches and have sworn that they are never going back to such a place because it is full of hypocrites and toxic people.

I understand that. I'm reminded of the man who said all the things above to his wife and ended up with the comment, "And I'm never going back there again." His wife responded, "But you have to go back. You're the Senior Pastor ......"

For all who have felt this way, this book is for you.

Through the masterful use of dialogue in the context of a fictional setting with a pastor who has been wounded, this book touches on all these themes and brings the reader through to the end with an alternative view of Church.

It's not about the organizational Structure. Some imagine that if we just structured the Church right the problems would be solved. I can vouch from a level of involvement that exceeds many, that sadly this is not the case.

The church will never be perfect in this age because I am not perfect.

What is needed is a new view and understanding of the Church. This book does an excellent job of illustrating where hope lies.

I recommend it highly! 5 Stars.

Bart Breen

for more information click here

Tied of church as usual?

I have met the author of this book and he is true follower of Christ. What Jake had experienced in this book is similar to what I went through in my journey away from the walls of religion to a free and delightful walk with Christ. This book helped me to escape the traditionalsim I had been brought up in as a pastor's son and as a pastor. Frank Viola's book, Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, Wayne Jacobsen's book, He Loves Me! Learning to Live In the Father's Affection, and my book Free Indeed?: Are Christians Free Indeed or Enslaved by Religion? will accentuate Jake Colsen's (Wayne Jacobsen) book nicely. These books will explain why there are such love-hate feelings about the Church. BUY THIS BOOK! (you'll love it!)

for more information click here

Well-satisfied buyer

I was pleasantly surprised that there was no typical "church-bashing", but the book was filled with a sense of how much our Heavenly Father seeks to have meaningful relationship with us, His children. It revealed that the organization of the "church" can take on a life in itself, totally apart from being the "body and bride" of Christ. It certainly pointed me toward the Father.

Best Book in 35 years

In thirty five years of being a Christian, this is the first book I've come across that speaks to my frustation with "church" and it's inability to deliever what it promises. As I've read the gospels over the years, I've realized that if you made a list of all the things that Jesus told His followers He wanted then to do, and made another list of what the "church" does; you would find little if anything on both lists in most churches, mine included. This book has put words to the troubled rumblings of my heart and shown me that yes, you can find Jesus outside the "church" as we have come to know it in America today. In fact, if the gospels are any indication, more likely.

for more information click here

Very good, encouraging.

This book really helped look at spiritual matters, instead of just church issues. It also was a big help in dealing with issues in the church that can be painful. I do think the book goes just a tad too far in basically encouraging people that they do not need to go to church regularly, and in fact says the Bible does not tell us to do so. I clearly feel the Bible does tell us to congregate together. Most people would not have the opportunity to keep up regular contact with fellow christians (as he did) if they did not go to church. That is my only negative about this book. Mainly I found it to be very encouraging, and spiritually uplifting. A very good book.

for more information click here