Risking Church: Creating a Place Where Your Heart Feels at Home

by Jim Kallam Jr., Larry Crabb (Foreword)

What would it be like to belong somewhere you could risk being known and still feel accepted?

Imagine belonging–really belonging–to a special family. Imagine living in a safe place where you can risk being known and still feel accepted…where people have a vision for who you can be, and are willing to walk with you to realize that vision.

What if you discovered not only that such a place exists, but also that the power to see this vision become reality is already in your possession? What if you realized that this place is the church?

It can happen. Unfortunately, in our time church has been pushed aside to a shelf marked “unimportant” or “irrelevant.” We may squeeze attending services into our packed schedules, but we never really seem to experience church.

In Risking Church, Jim Kallam–a pastor with a heart for God’s people and a vision for God’s plan–walks with you on a journey of discovery. It’s a journey that will break the stereotypical view of church, release a new way of thinking, and show how you can participate in creating an atmosphere where God’s people can stir each other to love more deeply and live more fully.

Take the risk. And begin experiencing the life-giving, life-sharing, life-revealing community called church.

Genres: Christianity, Church

176 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 2003

Reviews

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

The importance of authentic community in a church. Does this exist?? Certainly an ideal of how church is supposed to be. I don't think what he describes is easy to find - especially in this political water we're swimming in.

[Michael Culbertson · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the school of thought of Larry Crabb.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was on the verge of tears through this whole book. Jim describes church community that I long to experience. Simply presented with stories of real community. Worth the read.