Finding Church: Stories of Leaving, Switching and Reforming

by Jeremy Myers

What happens when people begin to question church? Millions of people are “leaving church” each year as they begin to question the deeper meanings and structures of gathering together. They’re asking a fundamental question of, “What does it mean to participate in church and what would happen if we did something different?” They are not abandoning God, ignoring Scripture, or giving up on Jesus. While a few do leave for such reasons, the vast majority report that they leave church to better follow Jesus, obey God, and live out their faith in meaningful and relational ways. They stop attending church to pursue something more intimate and personal. Finding Church explores these stories of people leaving, switching, and even reforming their basic understanding of church. It will open your eyes to a growing trend in culture for people to take responsibility for their faith.

Paperback

First published November 30, 2012

About the author

Jeremy Myers is a popular author and blogger who writes at RedeemingGod.com

He writes to liberate Scripture and Theology from the shackles of religion. If you read his books, you will learn to follow Jesus in a more relational way.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was really excited to read this book, unfortunately, it didn't live up to what I thought it would be. The book was split up into three categories, those who left the church, those who switched churches, and those who reformed their church. I really enjoyed a lot of the stories of the reformers. What I didn't like was how angry so many of the stories seemed. I understand having anger when trying to fit into your church, or if you end up leaving due to reasons that would make anyone upset, however, it seemed like there was still a lot of anger brimming on the surface.

I do have to say that it made me feel a lot better about my current situation!