Letters to the Church
by Francis Chan | Book Summary
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Author: Francis Chan
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We need an urgency about the health of the church. We must strive with everything within us to treat the church as sacred again. We have been commanded to be healthy, Christ-exalting people of God. We can't accept anything less. What's wrong with churches in the West? Many churches have become consumeristic and "human-centered" (p. 53). While heavenly beings marvel at the church, "many on earth yawn" (p. 44). Though probably unintentional, many Christians have traded a vigorous, biblical Christianity for one where people simply show up, get entertained, and critique the services. Rather than remain this way, God calls us to repent. He calls us to serve together with joy, humility, and forgiveness. Jesus is coming, and He has given us "the strongest warning ever" (p. 195) in the book of Revelation. Today, the church must heed Christ's call to repent and walk by the Spirit in faithful obedience to His Word. |
Francis Chan is a well-known pastor and the author of the bestselling Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, Multiply, and You and Me Forever. He was formerly the pastor of Cornerstone Community Church, a megachurch in Simi Valley.
After leaving Cornerstone, Chan founded We Are Church, a house-church planting network based in San Francisco, CA. In 2019, Chan announced that he would be moving to Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong to do ministry work.
Chan earned his BA at The Master's University and his MDiv from The Master's Seminary. Theologically, he has Calvinistic leanings, but he has seemingly embraced some contested views such as annihilationism and the literal presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Letters to the Church
by Francis Chan
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Francis Chan |
| Publisher | David C. Cook |
| Date | 2018 |
| Pages | 218 |
Overview:
The church today seems quite different from the churches we read about in the New Testament. Revelation reminds us to get more serious about the church as we repent of misunderstanding God's intentions for His people. The Western church is struggling, but Jesus cares deeply about His bride.
We need an urgency about the health of the church. We must strive with everything within us to treat the church as sacred again. We have been commanded to be healthy, Christ-exalting people of God. We can't accept anything less.
What's wrong with churches in the West? Many churches have become consumeristic and "human-centered" (p. 53). While heavenly beings marvel at the church, "many on earth yawn" (p. 44). Though probably unintentional, many Christians have traded a vigorous, biblical Christianity for one where people simply show up, get entertained, and critique the services.
Rather than remain this way, God calls us to repent. He calls us to serve together with joy, humility, and forgiveness. Jesus is coming, and He has given us "the strongest warning ever" (p. 195) in the book of Revelation. Today, the church must heed Christ's call to repent and walk by the Spirit in faithful obedience to His Word.
Francis Chan is a well-known pastor and the author of the bestselling Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, Multiply, and You and Me Forever. He was formerly the pastor of Cornerstone Community Church, a megachurch in Simi Valley.
After leaving Cornerstone, Chan founded We Are Church, a house-church planting network based in San Francisco, CA. In 2019, Chan announced that he would be moving to Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong to do ministry work.
Chan earned his BA at The Master's University and his MDiv from The Master's Seminary. Theologically, he has Calvinistic leanings, but he has seemingly embraced some contested views such as annihilationism and the literal presence of Christ in the Eucharist.