Rob Wells, who is a close friend of mine and one of six on the Loving God Fellowship Board of Directors, gave me a book to read titled So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore.  I have finished reading it and I am adding it to my recommended books list.

The main character of the book is Jake.  When the book begins, Jake is a minister on staff at a large church.  Each of the thirteen chapters tells of a separate conversation that Jake has with John, a man who keeps appearing in Jakes life.  John takes Jake on a spiritual journey that will take him out of his comfort zone and lead him into a freedom in Christ that He had never experienced before.

I could so relate with Jake in this book.  As I read through the chapters, I found that Jakes journey resembled the one that I have been on, almost in detail.  I was once the senior associate pastor of a large church and resigned without disclosing the true reasons in order to protect the church while being shunned by many as the senior pastor set out to publicly ruin my character in order to protect his own in case I went public with what I knew.  I refused to retaliate or defend myself.  It was one of the hardest and loneliness periods of my life, but it would lead me into the freedom in Christ that I now experience and will spend the rest of my life trying to lead people into.

If you are frustrated with just going through the motions of Christianity and are looking for something deeper and more meaningful, you need to read this book.  It is published by Windblown media who published The Shack which is also on my recommended book list.  If you liked The Shack, you will like So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore.



Know that you are loved,