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Disappearing Church

From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience

by Mark Sayers

  • Paperback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: Moody Publishers
  • 13.3 x 20.1 x 1.1 cm

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When church and culture look the same...

For the many Christians eager to prove we can be both holy and cool, cultural pressures are too much. We either compartmentalize our faith or drift from it altogether—into a world that's so alluring.

Have you wondered lately:

  • Why does the Western church look so much like the world?
  • Why are so many of my friends leaving the faith?
  • How can we get back to our roots?

Disappearing Church will help you sort through concerns like these, guiding you in a thoughtful, faithful, and hopeful response. Weaving together art, history, and theology, pastor and cultural observer Mark Sayers reminds us that real growth happens when the church embraces its countercultural witness, not when it blends in.

It's like Jesus said long ago, "If the salt loses its saltiness, it is no longer good for anything…"

Disappearing Church and Reappearing Church
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  • Author

    Mark Sayers

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Moody Publishers

  • Published

    February 2016

  • Weight

    226g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    13.3 x 20.1 x 1.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780802413352

  • ISBN-10

    0802413358

  • Eden Code

    4371829

Featured in

Introduction: Dark Clouds—or Glorious Sun? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Part One

Understanding Our Craving for Cultural Relevance

1. Our Current Post-Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2. The History of “Relevant” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

3. How Much More Relevant Can We Get? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4. The Gospel of Self (Gnosticism) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Part Two

Learning Gospel Resilience

5. An Exciting Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

6. Reject the Implicit Prosperity Gospel. We Are Slaves,

not Seekers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

7. Stop Catering to “Public” Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

8. Don’t Offer Everything. Deliver Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

9. Re-create the Institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

10. Withdraw/Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Conclusion: Going Beyond the Culture of the Ghost . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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