Adventures in Churchland: Finding Jesus in the Mess of Organized Religion

Would Jesus Attend Church Today? Among the top ten trends that are changing American life, Time magazine recently listed a rising dissatisfaction with organized religion. Though many people today like Jesus, they are growing tired of traditional religious institutions. Even those who follow Jesus aren’t so sure they always like what Christianity and the church represent. For many years, Dan Kimball would have agreed, until an encounter with a small group of Jesus followers in London started him on a journey that challenged him to rethink everything he had ever assumed about the church and Christianity. In Adventures in Churchland: Finding Jesus In The Mess Of Organized Religion, you will learn what the Bible really says about what “church” is and why it is impossible to “go to church” theologically. You will be reminded that it’s more than just buildings and institutions, it’s a beautiful mess of broken people learning to follow Jesus together. If you are tired of being embarrassed about how church and Christians are often known as judgmental, you will learn ways of how to respond to these understandable impressions. As you journey with Dan, you’ll be challenged not to give up on the church, but to join in and make change to the church. To be the church as Jesus intended it to be: a community of forgiven misfits coming together to serve the world around them with passion, creativity, innovation, and grace. ‘If you don’t like the church, or if you’re thinking about leaving, please read this book first. Dan’s stories will make you laugh, make you think, and make you appreciate the church like never before.’ — Mark Batterson, author of The Circle Maker ‘As a non-Christian, I was inspired and moved, and have been enthusiastically recommending it to my friends. This is a book for everybody.’ — Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of MAKE, founder of boingboing.net ‘Dan encourages us to break through the tension and messiness that church communities inevitably encounter to experience the beauty of being in community and sharing God’s infinite love with others.’ — Zach Lind, drummer, Jimmy Eat World ‘I am so glad that my friend Dan has written this book, because there is a lot of confusion out there about Jesus and the church.’ — Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ‘Dan Kimball has approached a subject that may make some church folk uneasy, but the world is looking for answers, real answers and Adventures in Churchland is a great place to start looking for them.’ –WS ‘Fluke’ Holland, drummer for Johnny Cash