They Like Jesus but Not the Church, Dan Kimball
They Like Jesus but Not the Church, Dan Kimball
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They Like Jesus but Not the Church
Insights from Emerging Generations

Author: Dan Kimball

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/19/2009

Synopsis

Many people today, especially among emerging generations, don’t resonate with the church and organized Christianity. Some are leaving the church and others were never part of the church in the first place. Sometimes it’s because of misperceptions about the church. Yet often they are still spiritually open and fascinated with Jesus. This is a ministry resource book exploring six of the most common objects and misunderstandings emerging generations have about the church and Christianity. The objections come from conversations and interviews the church has had with unchurched twenty and thirty-somethings at coffee houses. Each chapter raises the objection using a conversational approach, provides the biblical answers to that objection, gives examples of how churches are addressing this objection, and concludes with follow-through projection suggestions, discussion questions, and resource listings.

About Dan Kimball

Dan Kimball is the author of several books on leadership, church, and culture. He is on staff at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California. He  also is on faculty with Western Seminary and leads the ReGeneration Project which is encouraging theology and mission to be part of younger generations lives and churches. He enjoys comic art, Ford Mustangs, and punk and rockabilly music. His passion is to see the church and Christians follow and represent Jesus in the world with love, intelligence, and creativity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on July 06, 2010

This book can be summarized as follows: "Evangelism works a lot better if you're not an asshole about it." Of course, Episcopalians are frightened as all get-out of the "e" word, as we call it, but at some point, we've got to deal with the Great Commission of Matthew: Go out into the world and make c......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on September 20, 2014

This was a great testimony of the emerging generation. It's so refreshing to hear words from their own mouths received with a Christian's listening ear and open and honest heart. I am encouraged that we are not required to back down from the Truth that we hold to be most valuable and we need not run......more

Goodreads review by Dottie on December 29, 2012

They Like Jesus but not the Church is a must read for those who want to reach emerging generations while speaking the truth. The book is divided into three parts – Why Emerging Generations are Changing, What Emerging Generations Think About the Church, and How the Church Can Respond. I was especiall......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 14, 2024

Though this was made years ago, it feels relevant today. How much benefit to the Kingdom of we were to connect and create relationships with one another.......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on October 21, 2009

Enjoyable. The title sounded like this would be a liberal controversial book. Instead, I found it to only be a controversial book. His primary goal is to open the eyes of the church regarding how the western world views Christianity. He correctly points out that we live in a "post-christian" world t......more

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