How to Find Your Best Fit

Whether you grew up going to church twice on Sundays or never set foot in a church at all, finding and sinking your roots into a church community is crucial to your spiritual well-being. Finding the right church home can be a huge challenge, and also a lot of fun.

Kevin and Sherry Harney point out that, while no church is perfect, some will fit you better than others. They show what a healthy church looks like, how to handle hot issues facing churches today, and how to determine whether a church's unique worship style will inspire or distract you. Even better, the Harneys help you discover how to plug into a church and experience the joy of giving back. In the words of the authors, "Church can be one of the most joy-filled, life-giving experiences you will ever have."

Practical, encouraging, and true to the Bible, this book is your road map to finding a spiritual community you can really love.

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This book is filled with practical tools and suggestions for those looking for a church home they can really love.
Contents Preface 9 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction 13 PART 1 Understanding the Church 1. A Radiant Bride 19 2. What You Believe Really Does Matter 27 3. Understanding the Purpose of the Church 37 4. The Place and Power of Prayer 45 PART 2 Connecting in a Local Congregation 5. A Loving Family 57 6. Understanding the Family (Matters of Style) 67 7. One Family, Many Tastes 81 8. Sheep Stealing 99 9. Serious Business 109 PART 3 Finding Your Place among God’s People 10. A Healthy Body 123 11. Connecting in the Life of the Church 133 12. Loving the Church You Have Found 145 Appendix 153
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780310246794
Publisert
2003
Utgiver
Vendor
Zondervan
Vekt
117 gr
Høyde
177 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

Biografisk notat

Kevin G. Harney?is lead pastor of Shoreline Church in Monterey, California. He is the author of many books, including?No Is a Beautiful Word,?Seismic Shifts, and the Organic Outreach?Trilogy, as well as more than a hundred small group guides, curriculum, and numerous articles written in partnership with Sherry. Kevin and his wife Sherry are co-founders of Organic Outreach International, a ministry that trains and resources global leaders to do evangelism in natural and effective ways. He also does extensive teaching and speaking both nationally and internationally.   Sherry Harney is an author and a speaker who serves as the Spiritual Formation and Discipleship Director at Shoreline Church in Monterey, California. She is also the cofounder of Organic Outreach International. For over three decades Sherry has spoken for local, national, and international groups and events. She focuses on prayer, spiritual formation, leadership, and organic outreach. Over the past three decades Sherry and Kevin have coauthored and partnered with writers such as Ann Voskamp, Max Lucado, Nabeel Qureshi, Jim Cymbala, Miles McPherson, Mark Batterson, Chrystal Evans Hurst, Christine Caine, Gary Thomas, N.T. Wright, Laura Story, Craig Groeschel, Dallas Willard and many others. Kevin and Sherry have three married sons, and three grandchildren.