Episode 104: Love Your Church
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Episode 104: Love Your Church
What do you think of when you think of your church? What comes to mind—affection, duty, joy, sorrow?
On today’s episode of All Things I’m chatting with Tony Merida and Barnabas Piper. These two men are my brothers in the faith, as well as my coworkers in the broader church, and the three of us want you to love your church! We recently released books at the same time, in the same series. The series is called Love Your Church and the books are meant to be very practical tools for churches to use—hopefully to read together—so that church members, attendees, and leaders can have fruitful discussions about how to love their churches better. Tony wrote Gather, Barnabas wrote Belong, and I wrote Welcome. I thought it would be fun for the three of us to have a conversation together about the state of the church and why we wrote these books.
I especially appreciate how Tony zeros in on the call of scripture to love your church—if you love Jesus, you must love his church. And Barnabas casts a vision for the deep community that can be found at church—a genuine safe space to let down your guard, process life’s ups and downs, and grow with others. I’m grateful for these guys and I’m excited about this series. Be sure to checkout these books plus the free small group kits that are available for each one.
Today’s sponsor: The Good Book Company