God Loves the Freaks: A Guide to Subculture Ministry

by Stephen Weese

God Loves the Freaks points to a serious issue facing the church today - reaching out to subcultures and those who are considered the freaks of society. The "American Christianity" cult that many churches belong to accepts only members who dress, speak and act exactly the same way. We have somehow turned the church into an elite club where only those who follow man-made cultural rules are welcome. Why is it acceptable for someone to show up in church in traditional Chinese clothing, for instance, but not for someone to have a pink mohawk? The church tries to change the freaks of society, or worse, turns them away at the door. Jesus reached out to those in society who were different, who were outcast - the freaks. Stephen Weese paints a vision of a church living by grace, in unity; without the legalism that divides and causes us to shun others based on outward appearance. God looks at the heart and he loves everyone, including the freaks. If God loves the freaks, shouldn't the church as well?

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2006

About the author

Stephen Weese is a film and voice actor who recently wrote, starred in, and produced his own sci-fi film, Broken Spirits, due out this winter. He got his voice break in the Hellsing OVAs and was recently in Sengoku Basara 3. He is co-host of the web TV show Anime Olympics with Cristina Vee. Also a writer, he created the web comic The Great Space Race, now being marketed to be produced into an animated series. He appeared as a LARPer in Role Models and a sword fighter in Legend of the Red Reaper. In 2006 he won one of the the first ever LARPY awards. He is also a true fan, gamer, geek and a sword fighter.

Stephen also teaches computer classes at the college level, and currently teaches at New York Film Academy.