Product Information

Author / Chris Jackson

Foreword by / Dutch Sheets

ISBN / 9780800794316

Publisher / Chosen Books (A division of Baker Publishing Group)

Publication date / 2007

Format / Paperback (Soft Cover)

Language / English

Number of Pages / 208

Dimensions / 21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm

Weight / 260 g

Author Description

Chris Jackson is a pastor with a passion to see believers blossom into their fullest potential in Christ. He has served as the executive pastor at Freedom Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado (under senior pastor Dutch Sheets, formerly Springs Harvest Fellowship), since 2000. He is a dynamic communicator who presents biblical truth in a fresh, insightful and relevant way. Pastor Chris and Jessica Jackson moved to Colorado Springs from Washington State, where they had been on staff and ministered for several years with the Master's Commission, a dynamic school of ministry for young adults. Their greatest longing is to see believers made whole and walking in their God-given destinies. They have two beautiful daughters, Amber and Madelyn. Chris is the coauthor of two books with Pastor Dutch Sheets: Praying through Sorrows and Second in Command: Strengthening Leaders Who Serve Leaders.

Product Description

What Do You Do When You Can't Go Back?

When you have been hurt by fellow church members, it can seem as if you have nowhere to turn. Those who are supposed to bring you comfort are the ones who brought you pain. Whether you have been wounded by a pastor or by someone in the pew, it can be hard to heal.

Pastor Chris Jackson is honest about his own failings as well as those of the church at large. In Loving God When You Don't Love the Church, he opens up the path to healing and helps restore the wonder of a genuine relationship with Jesus' Bride. With humility, compassion and practical advice for healing and restoration, this book will touch those who have been hurt by the church and those who love them.

Contents

1. Have You Ever Been Hurt in the Church?

2. The Left Behind

3. Church Wounds

4. The Other Life

5. Troubled Waters

6. Snakebites

7. Tatttooed: A Tale of Two Piercings

8. It's Hard to Be Beautiful

9. Healing Broken Relationships: The Essence of True Worship

10. Your Pastor

11. The Cup of Misunderstanding

12. Death by Religion

13. A Leader Who Lost His Cutting Edge

14. Mimicking God

15. Becoming Someone's Angel

16. Ten Times Better

17. Christianity Doesn't Make Sense without It

18. The 21st-Century Christian

19. The 21st-Century Church

20. The Life of a Puzzle Piece

21. Old People

22. The Abundant Life

23. Sleeping with Bathsheba...Again