What Is God Really Like?

by Craig Groeschel (Editor), Francis Chan (Contributor), Dino Rizzo (Contributor)

For the past two years, Craig Groeschel (www.lifechurch.tv) and his church have hosted an international multi-church campaign called ONE PRAYER, a month-long concerted focus on unifying the many different, diverse churches participating by praying together and serving their local communities. In 2009, ONE PRAYER campaign attracted over 2,000 churches and over 1,000,000 church members. Many of these churches are high-profile evangelical churches with pastors who are also successful authors and speakers. The campaign continues to attract interest from more and more churches and ministries. The 2010 campaign, scheduled for June, is expected to grow by 50 percent. This compilation book features chapters by seventeen passionate church leaders, including Andy Stanley, Francis Chan, Jentezen Franklin, Perry Noble, Steven Furtick, and others.

Contents:
God is strong / Francis Chan --
God is here / Dino Rizzo --
God is incomparable / Mark Batterson --
God is reconciler / Clark Mitchell --
God is certain / Andy Stanley --
God is encouraging / Rick Bezet --
God is for you / John Burke --
God is present / Perry Noble --
God is able / Jentezen Franklin --
God is in control / Greg Surratt --
God is merciful / Stovall Weems --
God is close / Wayne Cordiero --
God is not / Steven Furtick --
God is big / Gary Shiohama --
God is not like me / Toby Slough --
God is more / Chris Hodges --
God is father / Craig Groeschel.

Genres: Christian, Christianity, Theology, Christian Living, Audiobook, Church, Spirituality

176 pages, Hardcover

First published May 18, 2010

About the author

Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, a multisite church with locations throughout the United States and globally at Life.Church Online.

Craig and his wife Amy started Life.Church in a two-car garage in Edmond, Oklahoma in January 1996. While Life.Church has grown over the years, its mission remains the same: to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Today, the church is known for its innovative use of technology to spread the Gospel, launching the first fully digital church experience in 2006 and the most downloaded Bible app in history, YouVersion, in 2008.

As a widely respected leader in the Church, Craig speaks frequently at leadership events and conferences worldwide. He is a New York Times best-selling author with books about topics like dating and marriage, social media, purpose, direction, church leadership, and more. He also hosts the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, a practical tool to spark new ideas and prompt innovative thinking in leaders at every level within any organization.

Craig and Amy married in 1991 and have six children. They live in Oklahoma where Life.Church began.

Visit www.craiggroeschel.com to be the first to hear about new podcast episodes, books, leadership events, and more.

Reviews

[Tiffany Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it for the second time and still got some insight and more understanding about God!

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every chapter was a different author and narrated by 2 different men. I liked that. It felt more like a book with different sermons vs an explanation or account of the character of God. Still good and it fed my soul.

[Leslie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two stars for content only, but the audio version is a terrible way to read it. It has three narrators, one is hard to understand and the other's voice is annoying for the subject content.

[Jana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a compilation written by 17 individuals who each write about one specific characteristic of God, based on what is presented in the Bible. Writers include Andy Stanley, Francis Chan, Steven Furtick, and many more.

[Josh Bush · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a compilation of short essays on the nature of God from seventeen different guys from seventeen very different churches. The purpose in each chapter is both to encourage the reader and to correct our habitual view of God with what the Bible teaches about God. The characteristics of God brought up are all important to remember and can keep us from skewing our view of what God is like and what he is able to do in our lives.

The best of the bunch was probably Chapter 15, God Is Not Like Me, by Tony Slough. Tony goes after our tendency to make God in our own image, to put Him on our timetable, to assume He only has our viewpoint, and that His love is as flawed as our love.

If all of the chapters were as good as Tony's then this book would be an easy five stars, but just like some pastors have preaching styles we don't get along with, some pastors have writing styles we don't get along with. But the content is mostly right on, and there is probably something in here to match everyone's stage of life. We all need to strive to correct our drifting view of who God is with truth like that presented in this book.

[Jake Larson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book because each chapter is written by a prominent Christian leader, and they discuss different aspects of God. I thought it was put together very well, and since it there is more than one author looking at God, it gives a good overall great characterization of him

[trisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

great collection of profound thoughts from excellent leaders

[Damon Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend for an encouraging word. Very easy to read and understand some basic ideas of how God has presented himself to these gentlemen in their lives.

[Brian Jennings]

So far so good. There are some great men of God who are sharing their thoughts in here. God is strong is my favorite so far.

[Corey A. Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good way to pack in some good teaching from many of today's prominent pastors in one sitting.

[Andy Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book on the attributes of God from some of the leading up and coming pastors in the US. Great chapter on God is for us...

[Kevin Riggan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great messages by good pastors...

[Richellelee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed the different chapters each written by a different pastor. I highly recommend this book...many wonderful truths to meditate upon. God is good and worthy of all our praise!

[Chris Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Collaborative effort of some of today's top Christian leaders. Excellent. Going to read it again soon.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Missing chapter 5 in audio (overdrive). Poor reader.