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They Like Jesus but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations
by Dan Kimball
from Zondervan

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Interesting perspective
  A 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.

• 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 more about... more info

• Excellent book... but it's not a one-size-fit-all solution
  My 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... more info

• They Like THEIR Jesus, But Not the Church
  I 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. But... more info

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