What Am I Doing Here?: A Beginner's Guide to Church - Softcover

Brand, Hilary

 
9780715141618: What Am I Doing Here?: A Beginner's Guide to Church

Inhaltsangabe

Have you ever wondered what church is all about? Ever found yourself in a service wondering what on earth is going on? And what the point of it all is?

Whether you're completely new to church or have been coming to church for a while, this little book is here to help you! With a down-to-earth style and subtle humour, What Am I Doing Here? takes you through an Anglican Holy Communion service, demystifying what happens - and why.

Subjects covered include:

  • What are you doing here?: The need to meet your maker
  • Worship: The need to celebrate and count our blessings
  • Confession: The need for accounting procedures and a clean slate
  • Sermons: The need for wise words and challenging questions
  • The Creed: The need for a basic belief system
  • Prayer: The need to engage with the wider world and ask for help
  • The Peace: The need to live in right relationship with others
  • Holy Communion: The need for strength, comfort and delight
  • Being sent out and the after-church chat: The need to share the journey

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

* Hilary Brand is the best-selling author of Christ and the Chocolaterie and The Sceptic's Guide to the Bible. As an ordinary pew-dweller rather than a church leader, she's in an ideal position to empathise with newcomers. * Dave Walker is one of the best-known Christian cartoonists in the UK. He runs cartoonchurch.com, and contributes the weekly 'Dave Walker Guide to the Church' cartoon in the Church Times.

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