Your Jesus Is Too American: Calling the Church to Reclaim Kingdom Values Over the American Dream - Paperback
by Steve Bezner
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Brazos PressISBN-13:9781587436314ISBN-10:1587436310UPC:9781587436314Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Ministry, Christian Church, Christian LivingBook Topic:Discipleship, Spiritual GrowthSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCTKA04ENC
"An invigorating look at the current state of the American church and what might be done to move it forward."--Publishers Weekly
The American church faces a discipleship crisis. Instead of following the values of Jesus, many Christians are chasing after what our culture prizes: power, money, and political influence.
In Your Jesus Is Too American, Baptist pastor Steve Bezner invites Christians to rediscover what Jesus treasured and incorporate those kingdom values into the church's witness.
With a pastoral voice, Bezner shares the lessons he has been teaching in his church community for 11 years--humble service rather than worldly success, healing relationships across religious and ethnic divides, repairing harm against marginalized groups, giving generously, and providing a political witness rooted in the local church. Bezner shows that Jesus's vision of discipleship points toward a different way of being in the world.
The book offers a welcome perspective for church leaders and congregants alike who are frustrated with the way many churches pursue values that are not in line with Jesus's teachings and are worried about the American church's credibility crisis. It includes a foreword by Beth Moore.
The American church faces a discipleship crisis. Instead of following the values of Jesus, many Christians are chasing after what our culture prizes: power, money, and political influence.
In Your Jesus Is Too American, Baptist pastor Steve Bezner invites Christians to rediscover what Jesus treasured and incorporate those kingdom values into the church's witness.
With a pastoral voice, Bezner shares the lessons he has been teaching in his church community for 11 years--humble service rather than worldly success, healing relationships across religious and ethnic divides, repairing harm against marginalized groups, giving generously, and providing a political witness rooted in the local church. Bezner shows that Jesus's vision of discipleship points toward a different way of being in the world.
The book offers a welcome perspective for church leaders and congregants alike who are frustrated with the way many churches pursue values that are not in line with Jesus's teachings and are worried about the American church's credibility crisis. It includes a foreword by Beth Moore.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Brazos PressISBN-13:9781587436314ISBN-10:1587436310UPC:9781587436314Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Ministry, Christian Church, Christian LivingBook Topic:Discipleship, Spiritual GrowthSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCTKA04ENC
Steve Bezner (PhD, Baylor University) is senior pastor of Houston Northwest Church in Houston, Texas. He is a local leader and participant in Multi-Faith Neighbors Network, where he builds bridges with Muslims and Jews, and he serves on the board of the Houston Church Planting Network. He also trains church planters through Glocalnet, serves on the executive committee of Texas Baptists, and is an adjunct professor at George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University. Bezner lives in Houston with his wife and two sons.
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