Church: Why Bother?
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Insights from Philip Yancey's personal pilgrimage away from and back to the church—what made him walk away, and what drew him back.
Why are there so many more professing Christians than churchgoing Christians? Is it because something is wrong with the church?
In his candid, thought-provoking manner, award-winning author Philip Yancey reveals the reasons behind his own journey back from skepticism to wholehearted participation in the church. This book:
Weighs the church's human failings against its compelling worth as the body of Christ.Looks into what God may have in mind for His church.Discusses how the church can reach beyond its walls and into the communities and lives around it to be more than just “Sunday worship.”
Yancey does not whitewash the church's faults. He sets them against the overwhelming balance of its strengths: its heart for God, its care for the hurting, its outreach to the lost, and its value as family and community.
This book is for anyone who’s ever wondered: Why bother with church?
Customer Reviews
Great For Those Who Think Corporate Worship Doesn't Matter
This is a short read that I have read a couple of times. In Church: Why Bother?, Yancey reveals the reasons behind his own journey back from skepticism to wholehearted participation in the church. Reading this book reminds us that God's redemptive power is released through imperfect people that make up the church. Many faults can be found in the church, but one can also find a community of believers who have a heart for God and care for the hurting and reach out to the lost. We participate in church because God wants us to. We are to worship Him not only privately, but in corporate settings as well.