Church is More than Bodies, Bucks, and Bricks

by Jeremy Myers

Many people think of church as a place and time where people gather, a way for ministry money to be given and spent, and a building in which people regularly meet on Sunday mornings. In this book, Jeremy Myers shows that church is more than bodies, bucks, and bricks. Church is the people of God who follow Jesus into the world, and we can be the church no matter how many people we are with, no matter the size of our church budget, and regardless of whether we have a church building or not. By abandoning our emphasis on more people, bigger budgets, and newer buildings, we may actually liberate the church to better follow Jesus into the world. This book is Volume 4 in the "Close Your Church for Good" series of books. Other volumes Skeleton Church Vol. 1: The Death and Resurrection of the Church Vol. 2: Put Service Back into the Church Service Vol. 3: Dying to Religion and Empire Vol. 4: Church is More than Bodies, Bucks, and Bricks Vol. 5: Cruciform Pastoral Leadership

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 14, 2014

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

[Michael Donahoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading this book. It gives some alternative thoughts about modern day church and some of the traditions we think are supposed to be part of our christian lives. Also gives some thoughts and ideas of how to gather together without relying on having a building, with the purpose of using the money to help the community rather than pay salaries, mortgage and expenses. Very informative.