Title: The Gospel according to Starbucks : living with a grande passion /
Authors: Sweet, Leonard I.; Hammett, Edward H.
Publisher: Waterbrook Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Starbucks Coffee Company Miscellanea.; Coffee drinking Miscellanea.; Spiritual life Christianity
Abstract: Creating a parallel between customers standing in line at Starbucks and Christians lining up for God, invites readers to participate fully in the life God offers and to feel the warmth and richness of the irresistible experience.
Contents: Introduction : the brew of the soul : your spiritual life on drip -- Reading a Starbucks cup : why spirituality is going to pot -- Life on an EPIC scale : choose the spiritual life you can taste -- Drinking in the Starbucks experience : Epic, Starbucks is experimental -- The gospel in an experimental cup : living at the intersection of faith and irresistible experience -- Life is empty until you join in : ePic, Starbucks is participatory -- The Gospel in a participatory cup : get fully immersed in what God is doing -- Brands as image statements : epIc, [star]bux is image-rich -- The Gospel in an image-rich cup : God speaks in more than just words -- Your undeniable thirst for connection : epiC, Starbucks is connective -- The Gospel in a connective cup : connecting like St. Arbucks -- Epilogue : Jehovah java -- Discussion guide : questions for coaching and conversation / by Edward Hammett.