Adventures in Churchland
Subtitle: discovering the beautiful mess Jesus loves
By: Dan Kimball
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780310275565
Subjects: Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Wanda Jackson; title: Introduction : I love the church, despite the mess; title: Part one : Churchland.; title: Welcome to churchland; title: Churchland, the musical; title: I wouldn't like Christians if I weren't one; title: I see mean people; title: Ovaltine, the Bible, and elderly ladies fighting in the basement; title: Cannibals and creepy pastors; title: Part two : Finding beauty in the mess.; title: You have heard it said : the church is judgmental and negative; title: Judging like Jesus; title: But Jesus says : the church is a positive agent of change; title: You have heard it said : the church is an organized religion that controls people; title: Angry Jesus with a whip, freeing birds; title: But Jesus says : the church is an organized community that serves people; title: Part three : Graceland.; title: Escaping churchland; title: Beyond our own personal Jesus; title: Johnny Cash and Jesus; title: What is the church?; title: Messy people, messy church; title: From churchland to graceland; title: Epilogue : Do you like Jesus but not the church?