The Bride(zilla) of Christ: What to Do When God's People Hurt God's People
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1601428723 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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They allow the truth of Scripture to be primary and encourage all of us to seek unity and reconciliation within the church.” —Brad House, executive pastor of ministries at Sojourn Community Church; author of Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support“Ted Kluck is one of faith literature’s unsung heroes. Always authentic, always funny, and nothing short of your best friend on every page.” —Brian Ivie, head of storytelling at Arbella Studios“Kluck and Martin ground their reflections on hurt with biblical and theological reflections, particularly utilizing the works of C.S. As someone who has been hurt by churches and who has doled out more hurt than I probably realize, I found Bride(zilla) uncomfortable but incredibly helpful therapy for my soul. This is an engaging look from two distinct viewpoints on dysfunction within church communities.” —Publishers Weekly“A great read that s
"Hope for a Hurting Church" according to Dr. David Steele. Ted Kluck & Ronnie Martin, The Bride(zilla) of Christ: What To Do When God’s People Hurt God’s People. Colorado Springs: Multnomah Books, 2016. 198 pp. $10.15Anyone familiar with the writing of Ted Kluck knows that he’s an expert at keeping real, sharing from the heart, and applying the truth of the gospel to everyday living. In his new book, The Bride(Zilla) of Christ, Kluck teams up with Ronnie Martin to answer an important question that is also the not so subtle sub-title of the book: What To Do When God’s. brother joel said Becoming the Bride of Christ. When I requested this book, I was not sure about it. The title was a little odd and it seemed the authors were trying hard to be funny and contemporary with the title. As I began reading the book I found a very enlightening text that made me pause and think about the church, God's vision for the church, and how all of us are called to live as the church, reflecting Christ as we struggle to grow out of our sinfulness and into His holiness.The book spends its time alternating between personal stories about the authors' experiences in . There is hope for healing PhillipCole Churches are places free of conflict. People get along and egos never come into play. OK, so that is far from true. Churches are filled with people who are all fighting their sinful natures, and pain can be the result. How do you handle that? Ted Kluck and Ronnie Martin look at what our response should be when the church becomes The Bride(zilla) of Christ.No matter how good of a church you go to, conflicts are going to happen. Quite possibly, you have been on one side or the other, either the one hurt or the one that caused the hurt
The hurt is not the deepest thing. Sometimes, Church Hurts The Church, the Bride of Christ. Though you’ve been wronged, or perhaps wronged another, there is cause for great hope. That description conjures up images of radiant white bride, eyes sparkling with peace and harmony, right? Maybe that’s why it’s such a gut-punch when that Bride behaves more like a grade school bully or a hot tempered drill sergeant. Grace is deeper still.. They’d rather share their own stories of being both the wounded and the wounder. Plus they offer practical, yes-you-can-do-this steps to moving forward in those times not if, but when the Church hurts. Bride(zilla) of Christ is a verbal I.V. What do you do with that reality, a reality that sometime hurts? Ted Kluck and Ronnie Martin aren’t interested in 140 characters of tweetable comfort. dripping with the mercy found only in Christ
. Ted Kluck has authored or co-authored over a dozen books, including the bestselling Why We’re Not Emergent. He is lead pastor of Substance Church in Ashland, Ohio. He is an assistant professor at Union University and lives in Jackson, Tennessee, with his wife and sons. Ronnie Martin is an internationally known Dove Award–nominated recording artist with more than 20 album credits spanning t