True Inclusion, Brandan Robertson
True Inclusion, Brandan Robertson
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True Inclusion
Creating Communities of Radical Embrace

Author: Brandan Robertson

Narrator: Brandan Robertson

Unabridged: 3 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2022


Synopsis

Want to be truly inclusive? It's more than flying a rainbow flag on your church doors.

So your church website says you're welcoming, a rainbow flag flies out front, worship uses gender-inclusive language, and you make sure you greet the stranger next to you on Sunday mornings. But is all of that really enough? And what if those welcoming gestures actually keep visitors from returning and exclude dozens of other groups or people in your community?

In True Inclusion, public theologian and pastor Brandan Robertson shares how to move your church from mere welcome to radical embrace. Pointing to a clear biblical imperative for radical inclusivity in the sanctuary and in the public square, Robertson presents a paradigm-shifting vision of community, "where nothing is simple, nothing is easy, but everything is beautiful." Learn practical, step-by-step approaches to becoming deeply, robustly, and richly inclusive of all people regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and socioeconomic status.

Written for people and communities at every stage of the journey, True Inclusion will challenge and inspire you to embody a gospel of radical embrace for all.

About Brandan Robertson

Brandan J. Robertson is a noted author, activist, and public theologian. He is the author or contributing author of fifteen books, including The Gospel of Inclusion and True Inclusion. Robertson served as the senior pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, California, from 2017-2021 and currently leads Metanoia, a digital faith community. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Arts in pastoral ministry and theology from Moody Bible Institute, a Master of Theological Studies from Iliff School of Theology, and a Master in Political Science from Eastern Illinois University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert

Being truly inclusive is not easy. In fact, it may not be possible to include everyone in order to be inclusive (do you include those who disrupt or could cause harm to the community?). I do blieve it is important to move toward inclusion. I serve a congregation that chose, after a long journey, to......more

Are you serious about change? I have heard time and time again from churches that they want to change and become more relevant. They wonder why they lose members and cannot attract the younger generation. The fact is, many churches are hypocritical to the message of inclusion that Jesus preaches and......more

Goodreads review by Scot

An interesting read for me. There's a lot I agree with and a fair bit I disagree with too. Robertson seems to have created a gospel where inclusion is the only good and exclusion the only sin. I agree that being inclusive of your fellow humans will get you pretty far in the sight of God. I also agre......more

Goodreads review by James

A book about being more inclusive at a church, with a particular eye toward what that means for welcoming the LGBTQIA community. Robertson is a pastor, activist and an open and affirming member of the LGBT community (I believe he self identifies as bi-sexual). In this book he discusses ways that the......more