Messy Church, Ross Parsley
Messy Church, Ross Parsley
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Messy Church
A Multigenerational Mission for God's Family

Author: Ross Parsley

Narrator: Jon Gauger

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 07/01/2012

Synopsis

You are in the family of God... it can get messy. When you look at your church today, what do you see? A social organization that does good things for the community? A religious corporation with a CEO at the helm? A spiritual and self-help counseling center? Pastor Ross Parsley believes that none of these ideas captures God’s design. Instead, God sees us more like a family—a multigenerational group of real people who love each other and care for one another’s needs, no matter how messy. We are not consumers asking what the church can do for us. We are family members learning how to love deeply, fight fairly, and share selflessly with others. Imagine the generations working together, combining the experience, wisdom, and resources of age with the strength, enthusiasm, and innovation of youth. It’s messy, but full of hope and healing for a generation starving to belong to something greater than themselves. Welcome to the family. You belong here.

About The Author

Ross Parsley is the founder and lead pastor of ONEchapel, a thriving new church in Austin, Texas. He is also a renowned worship leader who, in 2007, helped guide New Life Church in Colorado Springs through a major transition as interim senior pastor. Ross and his wife, Aimee, have five children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on July 01, 2015

As a Christian and the wife of a minister, church and ministry are always on my mind. Hubby and I talk ministry in the car, around the table, and all sorts of random places. We're passionate about helping to connect others to God and His plan for abundant life. That's why I'm often reading books lik......more

Goodreads review by Rick on January 30, 2018

Powerfully transparent Nothing can replace experience. This book reveals the highs and lows of the process of growing two multigenerational church communities. Learn from other's experience...read this book!......more

Goodreads review by Lynne on April 05, 2015

Ross Parsley did an excellent job of presenting the need and practical applications of a multi-generational church. His anecdotal writing made it an easy read. Highly recommended for anyone who is trying to keep the truth of the gospel relevant and alive.......more

Goodreads review by Jan on September 19, 2024

interesting read Though I don’t lead church, I found this book informative and spiritually helpful. I believe that this is how God intended church to be.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on March 30, 2017

I always wondered why the church that I had been attending for years started doing the things they did the way they did. Thanks to this book I know why. They had read this book or one like it. I do not disagree with the author on the premise of a church as a family, nor do I disagree with his though......more

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