Dear Church: Letters from a Disillusioned Generation

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Harper Collins, 2006 - 219 pages
Dear Church is a series of letters from a twenty-something to the global church she s not always sure she wants to be a part of. The author s story awakens the voice of a younger generation whose attendance in the church is dropping, yet she encourages the church that their Christian faith is still alive and well. In the end, Dear Church tells a story that will be familiar to every age group: the story of overcoming disillusionment and staying the course."
 

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Contents

This Is Important
9
Introducing the Twentysomethings
15
A FineLooking Group
31
Introducing Disillusionment
55
Stonewashed Churches
72
Sketches in Progress
90
Dont Want to Be the Church Anymore
110
Sick of Being Disillusioned
117
The Best Dirt Ive Ever Eaten
138
An Idea from a Guy Named Jesus
161
The Most Responsible Letter Yet
169
Church at Home Church on the Road
180
How Can We Go On Living?
193
Love Letters
205
One Last Thing
211
Copyright

Progress Isnt Painless
130

Common terms and phrases

Andy Stanley authenticity believe Ben Ferguson Best Dirt Bible Bill Hybels Boomer building Christ Christian community church at large church attendance commitment congregation Dan Kimball Dear Church disappointment Discussion Questions disillusioned diverse people groups Emerging Church Eminem Eric Chester Erwin McManus Evangelicals experience faith feel Fine-Looking Group flaws forgive friends generation's give global house churches human hurt Hybels ideas Introducing Disillusionment Introducing Hope Introducing the Twentysomethings Jesus Key Observation kids leaders leadership learned Letter 12 Letter 9 lines live look ministry mission N. T. Wright never okay pain parents pastor peers perhaps person pray Psalm 23 realize relationship religious Sarah seems Sketches in Progress small group someone sometimes sorry spiritual Spring Arbor University Stonewashed Churches talk teams tell things tion trying U.S. Census Bureau understand Westwinds Wise Counselor wonder word church worship

About the author (2006)

Sarah Raymond Cunningham is the author of Portable Faith and The Well Balanced World Changer and the creator of the children's Christmas book, the Donkey in the Living Room. As a freelance consultant, she has also helped develop some of the top Christian events in the country. When her hands aren't busy juggling projects, Sarah is living as Chief Servant to the Emperor, her four year old son, and his chief of staff, his one year old brother. She blogs about finding extraordinary friendships in an ordinary world at sarahcunningham.org.

Bibliographic information

TitleDear Church: Letters from a Disillusioned Generation
AuthorSarah Raymond Cunningham
PublisherHarper Collins, 2006
ISBN031026958X, 9780310269588
Length219 pages
  
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