Ask today's generation what they think of Jesus and chances are you'll get a glowing response. Ask their opinion of organized religion and the reply will probably be less favorable. Kimball delineates six common objections people have to the church and offers a wake-up call of critical insights for both faith leaders and non-Christians. 208 pages, softcover from Zondervan.
An overview of the six most common objections emerging generations have with church and Christianity along with the biblical answers to these objections and examples of how churches are facing this challenge.
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Reviewed by Pat McBeth (Springfield, OH), August 10, 2009
What a refreshing look at what it really means to be a Christian! It is time to step outside of the box we are so comfortable in and minister to the world around us! They need Jesus - not the book of rules and dogma that is held so dear in churches today!
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Gail (Hungary), August 27, 2007
This is a great book...great insights into the thoughts and perceptions of non-Christians...help for avoiding some of the foolish things we do to give Christianity a bad name....help in better relating to non-Christians, especially younger adults...good reminder to treat people like people instead of "evangelism projects"...good reminder that politics and issues should not be our main way to relate to non-Christians....good cautions to think about the way we express ourselves in public and private.
My only caution in the book is some of the things Dan wrote about homosexuality...he's on target urging us to have more compassion and love toward gay people...But should we really treat all sins the same (page 138) and discuss homosexuality as comfortably as gossip or jealousy (page 158)?
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Towne Blvd. Church Of God (Franklin, OH), July 30, 2007
fantastic and informative view of the 20 and 30 year old generation and their perception of the organized church as we know it today. a must read if you want to reach the lost!
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Garry B (Allegan Michigan), April 09, 2007
AMEN! and again I say AMEN! This book served to reinforce what I have believed for a long time. If we Christians would look harder at what we do to keep people out of our church, we wouldn't have to work near as hard to get them in.
Thank you Dan for your candor and honesty in writing this book. I know there will be a lot of churchgoers out there that will be somewhat disturbed by this book because it will make them feel as if they have been "corected" a little bit. I felt that way too. But, to be honest, I needed correcting and so do a lot of other churches and church leaders.
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