Happy Church, Tim McConnell
Happy Church, Tim McConnell
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Happy Church
Pursuing Radical Joy as the People of God

Author: Tim McConnell

Narrator: Tim McConnell

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/29/2016

Synopsis

Most Christians resist the idea that we are to pursue happiness. We are more comfortable with the idea of finding joy or being blessed. But seeking happiness seems too superficial or too flighty for people of faith. In Happy Church, Tim McConnell offers a radical call for Christians to reclaim happiness. Happiness flows from the joy of the Lord and being glad in Christ. When the church expresses happiness, we are making a countercultural choice that the world cannot help but notice. "It's time to bring the happy back," he says. "It's time to get serious about happiness." This is a book to read with your small group or congregation, with discussion questions to help you become happy together. You'll discover that God's call to the church is to radiate happiness?because we live in a world that desperately needs it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chien-Wei on January 13, 2024

I got this book as a gift, and have been grateful for it. McConnell lays out a compelling argument that Christians should regularly be happy, particularly within the context of a local church. I like that he addresses why he uses the word "happy" instead of "Joyful", addressing the discomfort that C......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on March 08, 2021

This book was like a sweet balm to my wearied soul. I feel like the past 365 days of COVID-related shut down has brought one failure and loss after another. I picked up this book in an effort to push back against the rising tide of hopelessness. And it did not disappoint. From considering how the wo......more

Goodreads review by James on June 27, 2016

Joy is an essential characteristic of the Christian life. However happy Christians are in short supply. Author and pastor Tim McConnell wrote Happy Church to call Christians to reclaim happiness as our birth right. This happiness is not dependent on 'happenings.' McConnell has in mind a "thicker hap......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 23, 2016

It's sometimes easy to forget that the church is supposed to be happy. Christians are, in fact, people shaped by the Good News! This book will help to remind you of that and show how the life of the church (Scripture, singing, prayer, community) is designed, ultimately for eternal joy as God's peopl......more

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