This book presents the case for loving the local church. It paints a picture of the local church in all its biblical and real life guts, gaffes, and glory in an effort to edify local congregations and entice the disaffected back to the fold. It also provides a solid biblical mandate to love and be part of the body of Christ and counteract the "leave church" books that trumpet rebellion and individual felt needs.
Why We Love the Church is written for four kinds of people—the Committed, the Disgruntled, the Waffling, and the Disconnected.
KEVIN DEYOUNG (PhD, University of Leicester) is the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina, and associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte. He has written books for children, adults, and academics, including
Just Do Something,
Impossible Christianity, and
The Biggest Story Bible Storybook. Kevin’s work can be found on
clearlyreformed.org. Kevin and his wife, Trisha, have nine children.
TED KLUCK is co-author of
Why We’re Not Emergent and author of
Facing Tyson, 15 Stories, Paper Tiger and
Game Time. His award-winning writing has also appeared in
ESPN the Magazine, Sports Spectrum Magazine and on ESPN.com’s
Page 2. An avid sports fan, he has played professional indoor football, coached high school football, trained as a professional wrestler, served as a missionary, and has also taught writing courses at the college level. He currently lives in Michigan with his wife and two sons.