Anchored: A Theological Vision For The Local Church

by Jim Essian

God’s vision for the local church is a family with Jesus as the Head of our house, the body of Christ built up in love. This book aims to secure us as the people of the local church to our Anchor. That in this time, in this place, we would take the truths of the Gospel like a carabiner and tether ourselves to Christ.

May we rise strong and mature, no longer tossed to and fro by the strong undertow of culture — that pull back into the will and way of life in the world. There’s a unity of faith in the Spirit and a fullness of Christ the Father desires for us.

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul… — Author of Hebrews

69 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 15, 2024

About the author

Jim Essian is the author of Jesus For You: He Became Like You So You Could Become Like Him and Like Father, Like Sons. Jim planted The Paradox Church in 2011 and serves as Lead Pastor. The Paradox is an Acts 29 Network church in Downtown Fort Worth, TX. Jim played eight years of professional baseball in the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Detroit Tigers organizations, prior to planting a church. Jim and his wife, Heather, have three girls, Harper, Hollis, and Hadden.