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Everybody is looking for a rich spiritual life. But nobody is looking to church to find it.

As a pastor, Todd Hunter found himself disillusioned, burned out and needing to drop out of traditional forms of church. He experimented with house churches and other options but was still dissatisfied. Eventually he found himself sneaking off to worship services on Sunday mornings with surprising results.

What did the historic spiritual practices of church do for him? How did they lead to a life of centered peace, chart a path to simplicity and cause him to reach out to others while focusing on the glory of God? Walk with the ...

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Overview

Everybody is looking for a rich spiritual life. But nobody is looking to church to find it.

As a pastor, Todd Hunter found himself disillusioned, burned out and needing to drop out of traditional forms of church. He experimented with house churches and other options but was still dissatisfied. Eventually he found himself sneaking off to worship services on Sunday mornings with surprising results.

What did the historic spiritual practices of church do for him? How did they lead to a life of centered peace, chart a path to simplicity and cause him to reach out to others while focusing on the glory of God? Walk with the author on this journey. Maybe you'll just give church another chance.

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Hunter (Christianity Beyond Belief) sought God in many churches, from the United Methodist Church of his youth through “contemporary fundamentalism” to Vineyard, then emerging churches, and finally the Anglican Church. He discovered that the “genuine Christian spirituality you’ve been dreaming of is possible by repracticing the spiritual routines of church.” Hunter investigates nine church practices—attendance, prelude, doxology, scripture reading, sermons, liturgy, offering, communion, benediction—as “a launching pad to life.” He avoids lengthy theological dissection of each practice, instead sharing how each can point to “real and lasting life in Jesus.” His words ring true for those tired of church as usual, who want to take Jesus outside the doors but aren’t sure why or how. Hunter advocates church for spiritual nourishment, but he’s also about applying church practices to the heart, then flinging open the church doors to help the world. Hunter describes repracticing communion as changing “Eucharist as a noun to Eucharist as a verb.” That linguistic transformation exactly conveys his exciting premise for all church practices. (Mar.)
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Hunter's (Churches for the Sake of Others; Christianity Beyond Belief) story ought to be moving and exemplary to many readers. Despite his faith and commitment, he became disillusioned with church and found a new way back to his religion through what he calls "repracticing": reinvigorating belief with spiritual practice, which he views as a springboard to renewed spiritual life. Although Hunter recommends something more like action than passivity, it is not always easy to discern what he would have the tired but earnest Christian do—except as he has done, to reinvest meaning into liturgical practice. VERDICT An intriguing but perhaps incomplete brief for spiritual renewal from a pastor who has moved from evangelical to Episcopal practice.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780830837489
  • Publisher: InterVarsity Press
  • Publication date: 3/1/2010
  • Pages: 189
  • Sales rank: 638,479
  • Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Bishop Todd D. Hunter (D.Min., George Fox University) leads Churches for the Sake of Others, a church-planting initiative of the Anglican Mission in the Americas. He is also a teacher, writer and consultant for his ministry, Society for Kingdom Living, which helps pastors and lay leaders reach a generation that has been disenfranchised from the church. Formerly national director at Vineyard Churches USA and then at Alpha USA, Hunter serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Alpha as well as on a number of other ministry boards, including Renovaré and Soul Survivor.

Scot McKnight (Ph.D., University of Nottingham, 1986) is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies and chair of the biblical and theological studies department at North Park University in Chicago.

He is the author of Embracing Grace, The Real Mary, The Jesus Creed, The Story of the Christ, Giving Church Another Chance, Who Was Jesus?, The Story of the Christ and coeditor of the award-winning Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels.

He is also a widely recognized blogger, as moderator of the Jesus Creed blog. His other interests include golfing.

Table of Contents

Foreword Scot McKnight 9

Preface: From Churched to Dechurched to Rechurched 13

Acknowledgments 23

Introduction: Doing the Faith for the Sake of Others 27

1 Going to Church: Being Sent as Ambassadors of the Kingdom 39

2 Quiet Prelude: A Life of Centered Peace 57

3 Singing the Doxology: Radiating the Glory of God 69

4 Scripture Reading: Embodying the Story 83

5 Hearing Sermons: An Easy-Yoke Life of Obedience 99

6 Following Liturgy: A Lifestyle of the Work of the People 113

7 Giving an Offering: Simplicity of Life 125

8 Taking Communion: A Life of Thankfulness 135

9 Receiving the Benediction: Blessing Others 147

Conclusion: Putting the Spiritual Practices of the Church to Use 159

Group Exercises 169

Notes 179

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  • Posted May 17, 2010

    Another Chance For Church

    This book came to me at a very important time in my life. My family and I are in the process of re-immersing ourselves into gathering with and the rhythms of a local church family after a seven year hiatus. I found Todd's thoughts refreshing and right on for what I have been wrestling through as my family and I have been sorting out our involvement with a local church.
    Todd starts out by making a great point that church is not just the "Sunday service". The service is one small part of how God wants to shape and form us so that we can go into the watching world around us and live out the good news of the kingdom. An analogy that my wife and I have used to explain it in a similar way is by looking at the difference between a football game and the on-field huddle. The huddle is not the game; it helps the players play the game better. That is how church can be in the life of a Christ follower.
    The book is very readable and each chapter looks at a specific part of a church service or liturgy. Todd writes from his new Anglican perspective on church but what he has to say is applicable to my Evangelical Covenant Church or whatever church you might find yourself a part of. In each chapter Todd helps us re-purpose or re-practice the essential element needed for the development for kingdom life and practice. Too often we "throw the baby out with the bath water" and miss out on what God wants to transform us with.
    In many ways this whole book is like an old parable I once heard about the cooking of a ham. A mother and daughter were preparing to cook a ham. The Mom cut the end off the ham before she put into the pan. The curious daughter asked her Mom why she cut the end off the ham. She answered that her Mom always cut the end off when she made ham but that she would check. Later she inquired with the young girls Grandma and asked why she cut the end off the ham. The answer the Grandmother gave was that her pan was too short. After years and years of doing the same thing this young woman finally found the real reason for the action and realized that for her, it was an unnecessary step. For many, this is what is needed in order to breathe fresh life into our church experience. In this book Todd helps us get to the true "why" questions behind the purpose and structure of church. Much like finding out why the end was cut off the ham, rediscovering the purpose behind the forms will help us re-purpose and appreciate the God given womb for helping nuture us into faithful kingdom service. Giving Church Another Chance is well worth the time in order to help understand and appreciate the local church.
    To comply with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, please use a disclosure like this example as part of every Web or retail site review. Example: Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Todd Hunter to read and post a review on my site. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

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