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| Resource: | Books (320.3600) A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community |
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| Author: | Pavlovitz, John | |
| Publisher: | Westminster John Knox Press, 2017 | |
| Length: | 188 pages | |
| Heading: | 035 — Christian Life | |
| Subjects: | Christianity and culture / United States; Community development; Hospitality / Religious aspects; Inclusion | |
| Location: | BR526 .P39 2017 | |
| # Copies: | 1 | |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780664262679 | |
| Description: | No one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the open chairs there isn't room for you. The rejection stings. It leaves a mark. Yet this is exactly what the church has been saying to far too many people for far too long: "You're not welcome here. Find someplace else to sit." How can we extend unconditional welcome and acceptance in a world increasingly marked by bigotry, fear, and exclusion? Pastor John Pavlovitz invites readers to join him on the journey to find--or build--a church that is big enough for everyone. He speaks clearly into the heart of the issues the Christian community has been earnestly wrestling with: LGBT inclusion, gender equality, racial tensions, and global concerns. A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, Hopeful Spiritual Community asks if organized Christianity can find a new way of faithfully continuing the work Jesus began two thousand years ago, where everyone gets a seat. Pavlovitz shares moving personal stories and his careful observations as a pastor to set the table for a new, more loving conversation on these and other important matters of faith. He invites us to build the bigger table Jesus imagined, practicing radical hospitality, total authenticity, messy diversity, and agenda-free community. |
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| Age Groups: | None specified. |
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