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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 277.30830842 EAN: 9780310245902 ISBN: 0310245907 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: March 01, 2007 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Jesus will prevailThey Like Jesus but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations by Dan Kimball. Yes it is true that there is a growing concern about the church as it doesn't relate to many people. The wheels move very slowly but gradually the church is coming to understand the needs of diversified people. Hopefully it will reach a point where more people will come back to the church someday. If Jesus resides in the church then eventually it will triumph. There is another beautiful new book on Jesus ... Read More Rating: - Interesting perspectiveA great book with a new perspective on the current role of Christianity in the culture. Talks about how Christians are doing more harm then good using techniques that may have been successful decades ago. Rating: - To the point and accurate!Nobody has written as extensively on young adult ministry as Dan. This book cuts through the quick, and addresses the central reasons why this generation sees Christianity as the monolithic beast that the church has made it into, and better yet, how to overcome those obstacles. Christ never intended for His church to be so institutionalized, and in the process of the modern church movement, we (Christians) have become more church centered (building) than we have about soul centered. It has become ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent book... but it's not a one-size-fit-all solutionMy perspectives of reviewing this book might be a little different... since I grew up in a Presbyterian church while going to an Episcopalian elementary school in Hong Kong. Then, when I moved to the states, I went to an Episcopal Church. However, that's not all... for the first 22 years of my life, I went to Chinese churches (the Presbyterian church in Hong Kong and a Chinese Episcopal Church in the states for 11 years each) before relocating to a Caucasian Episcopal church last year. While the churches ... Read More Rating: - They Like THEIR Jesus, But Not the ChurchI do not like the title of this book but overall I like the book. I do not believe most non-Christians like Jesus. They like their perceptions of him, but their thoughts of him are not well-rounded. Most people I have talked to see him as a great teacher and example, a person of love and a person who sacrificed greatly for others. These things are true but are only part of the story. The people Kimball references are no different than any other people, they like Jesus as long as he doesn't offend them. ... Read More 
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