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Messy Truth: How to Foster Community Without Sacrificing Conviction

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Waterbrook Press
  • 13.2 x 20.3 x 20.1 cm

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From the author of Messy Grace, a former pastor raised by gay parents, comes a compassionate playbook to help Christians, church staff, and ministry leaders create a culture of belonging without sacrificing theological convictions.

What should we do? This is a question many Christians are asking as they face shifting societal norms, conflicting opinions, and often inaccurate scriptural interpretations regarding those who identify as LGBTQ+.

Caleb Kaltenbach believes there's a more helpful question: What am I willing to do to keep and build influence with ______________?

Caleb knows our love for others is best measured by the lengths we'll go to help them. He also recognizes that people find and follow Jesus better in community than in isolation. As a child raised by three activist gay parents, Caleb experienced firsthand the outrage of some Christians. That's why he is committed to creating a sense of belonging for all people.

True community can happen only when Christians are intentional in infusing their attitudes, systems, and values with grace and truth. This hopeful, practical book offers tools for encouraging church involvement, strengthening personal relationships, increasing empathy, and engaging in pivotal conversations about grace and truth with our whole community.

Fostering a culture of belonging is a messy process, but it holds a massive possibility for everyone involved: a growing relationship with Jesus.

Messy Truth: How to Foster Community Without Sacrificing Conviction and Messy Grace
Messy GraceMessy Truth: How to Foster Community Without Sacrificing Conviction
  • Author

    Caleb Kaltenbach

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Waterbrook Press

  • Published

    August 2021

  • Weight

    230g

  • Dimensions

    13.2 x 20.3 x 20.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780525654278

  • ISBN-10

    0525654275

  • Eden Code

    5138876

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