Slow Church, John Pattison
Slow Church, John Pattison
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Slow Church
Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus

Author: John Pattison, C. Christopher Smith

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/29/2016


Synopsis

2014 Readers' Choice Award Winner 2014 Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Fast food. Fast cars. Fast and furious. Fast forward. Fast . . . church? The church is often idealized (or demonized) as the last bastion of a bygone era, dragging our feet as we're pulled into new moralities and new spiritualities. We guard our doctrine and our piety with great vigilance. But we often fail to notice how quickly we're capitulating, in the structures and practices of our churches, to a culture of unreflective speed, dehumanizing efficiency and dis-integrating isolationism. In the beginning, the church ate together, traveled together and shared in all facets of life. Centered as they were on Jesus, these seemingly mundane activities took on their own significance in the mission of God. In Slow Church, Chris Smith and John Pattison invite us to leave franchise faith behind and enter into the ecology, economy and ethics of the kingdom of God, where people know each other well and love one another as Christ loved the church.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on August 18, 2016

The real strength of this book is in it's ability to get you brainstorming. The authors aren't experts on the topics being presented - rather, they take what most would agree to be important biblical rhythms for the life of the church (Sabbath, hospitality, work, etc), and then send them out into pr......more

Goodreads review by Paul on August 18, 2016

At long last, a book I relish giving away to the vast number of people longing for an alternative between ‘McDonald’s Church’ and the end of the church altogether. In neighborhoods across North America there are hundreds of thousands of Christ followers trying to experiment with a new way of being t......more

Goodreads review by Bob on July 10, 2014

"Slow" could describe turtles, or retired folks on the highways of Florida, but John Pattison and Chris Smith have given us the heart of the word "slow" - more like the first long kiss you gave to your future spouse. "Slow Church" is an intimate longing, a reality that must begin to be embraced. It......more

Goodreads review by Anjanette on August 26, 2023

I’m a Slow Liver by nature, so the title of this book intrigued me. However, I just noticed too many instances of Scripture taken out of context to give it a higher rating. The overall theme is discussion-worthy! There were some beautiful examples of community lived in honor of Jesus, and lovely ide......more

Goodreads review by Michael on June 03, 2017

Let's be up front. On one hand this book was disappointing to me, especially the left-of-center positions politically and (sometimes) theologically. On the other hand "Slow Church" scored big points and made great observations! Patterned after the "International Slow Food Movement" model, "Slow Chur......more