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So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jake Colsen, Wayne Jacobsen, Dave Coleman
Publisher: Windblown Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 607
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 191
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0964729229
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9780964729223
Publication Date: March 1, 2006
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What would you do if you met someone you thought just might be one of Jesus original disciples still living in the 21st Century? That's Jake's dilemma as he meets a man who talks of Jesus as if he had known him, and whose way of living challenges everything Jake had previously known. So You Don t Want to Go To Church Anymore is Jake s compelling journal that chronicles thirteen conversations with his newfound friend over a four-year period and how those exchanges turn Jake's world upside-down. With his help, Jake faces his darkest fears, struggles through brutal circumstances and comes out on the other side in the joy and freedom he always dreamed was possible. If you're tired of just going through the motions of Christianity and want to mine the depths of what it really means to live deeply in Christ, you ll find Jake s story will give you hope for your own. This book probes the difficult questions and offers some far-reaching answers. It just might turn your world upside-down as well!
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 Amazing Book for All Christians, Even Those Who DO Want to Go to Church! June 22, 2007
71 out of 77 found this review helpful
*****
This book is perfect for people who have been alienated by the Christian church and/or by Christians, but also for people who are happy with the Christian church. It is actually a book about how to be in love with Jesus, and how that can manifest in today's church environment. I am sharing this book with everyone I know who is a Christian, and will read it again myself.
It doesn't matter what your denomination is or what your beliefs are; if you want to return to a "first love"-type relationship with Jesus, buy and read this book. You will not be able to put it down.
It is written as a novel, with a mysterious character who may be the disciple John, and a burnt-out pastor as the main character, Jake. Pastor Jake's life is suspenseful over the four years that the novel takes place, and the changes that take place in his life and in his thinking are riveting.
I read this in one day and am sharing it with my daughter, friend, and husband on our vacation. It will deliver an experience---a memory recreated in the present, if that makes sense---of the closest moments you have had with God.
If you are offended by or disillusioned with Christians, and especially if you are out of church altogether, it will help you to deal with what has happened to you. It may or may not bring you back to the institutional church, as this is totally irrelevant to the book---it's about how we've substituted church for Jesus, and in doing so, missed the best thing of all.
Highly recommended.
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Crucial book for the struggling Western Church July 14, 2006
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
A must for all tired, oppressed, work-driven, bored Christians who lead a joyless existence. Many know that a drastic change is needed in their Christianity, but few know what to do or what the real problems are. Many will be blessed and encouraged by this book, others will be furious and denounce it as heretical or rebellious. If you are happy with your church, thank God and don't read this book. Others fed up with dead religiosity will read it and rejoice. Those who have marvelled at the life and vibrancy of Christians in places like China after reading books such as "The Heavenly Man" by brother Yun will find this book helpful in their path of pursuing more of Jesus.
I agree with Sue!!!!! April 29, 2006
48 out of 58 found this review helpful
I love this book. 5++++++ stars. I read the rough draft off the web and started ordering paperback copies for friends and family immediately. I got a copy for myself to read again and again. If I had to list my all-time favorite books on one hand, this book would be on that hand. It is packed with the wisdom of the Ages. How do you follow Jesus? How do you hear his voice? How do you help one another on the journey? No "religion" in this one. Want to know more about the authors and their work?? [...]
Transformational! October 15, 2007
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
For those of us "professional Christians" who have been in ordained ministry, this book is paradoxically a major challenge and a "breath of fresh air". It portrays a realistic encounter that challenges many of the assumptions that we were taught in our formal classroom training and later in our ministry affiliations and experiences. I heartily recommend this book for any pastor who wishes to understand what is happening in today's world and for any Christian pilgrim who seriously desires a deeper relationship with the Heavenly Father.
So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore February 12, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This was one of the best books I have ever read on relating the reasons people go or don't go to church. I couldn't put the book down. I am passing the book on for others to read. It really gets you thinking.
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