Real Followers: A Radical Quest to Expose the Pretender Inside Each of Us

by Mike Slaughter, Warren Bird

Many Christians, disillusioned with lives of spiritual mediocrity that have been dampened by today’s rampant materialism and cafeteria spirituality, are asking the same “Where is the substance that can move our church beyond ho-hum Christianity?” Today’s public fascination with angels, New Age spirituality, and the paranormal is likewise spurring Christ’s followers to look for greater and deeper life transformation through their faith. Real Beyond Virtual Christianity shows how an ordinary church can be transformed into a radical community―a fellowship of everyday people who began looking for meaning and searching for authenticity. Michael Slaughter describes a movement that is hooked in various generations, from buster to boomer to builder. This resource also includes discussion questions.

Key
• Readers examine culturally relevant concepts to ask the age-old “Will you give up your right to yourself, take up the cross, and radically follows Jesus?”
• Readers are presented with a workable example of how to grow their church, with examples from Ginghamsburg Church
• Contains case studies of real people who have begun a “migration in the wrong direction”
• Includes discussion questions

Small groups will
•learn what it really means to find their destiny as Christ’s followers
• be inspired to take doable steps toward becoming authentic Christ followers

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

About the author

Mike Slaughter is the lead pastor at Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, Ohio. Under his leadership, Ginghamsburg became known as an early innovator of small group ministry and a leader in global mission efforts. A frequently sought-after speaker, he is the author of many books, including Dare to Dream, Hijacked, Change the World, Christmas Is Not Your Birthday, and Upside Living in a Downside Economy.