Brad Edwards

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"Thoroughly enjoyed this book! Edwards has done a great work to describe exactly what many of us in active ministry are facing today. I found myself dismayed in the beginning of the book as the author outlined 5 key factors that "Babylon" has offered " Read more of this review »
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"This was a good book that opened up a very important conversation about church. We have become a post institution society. People don’t trust institutions and live their spiritual life in an extremely individualistic way. This is the root of distrust" Read more of this review »
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"A good book that identifies 5 reasons why people resist the church, and 5 reasons why they should join the church. "
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"Great book! Effectively diagnoses the church-shaped hole at the heart of our culture and provides sound wisdom for reframing the church’s understanding of herself to meet contemporary needs. "
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“Institutions are far from perfect, and the church is no exception. However, at their best, they are external and shared ways of embodying community, ritual, meaning, and purpose so that anyone who wants to be invited in, can be.”
Brad Edwards, The Reason for Church: Why the Body of Christ Still Matters in an Age of Anxiety, Division, and Radical Individualism

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