Open the door to any church in America and you'll find once-enthusiastic Christians just going through the motions. Some have even abandoned the Body. Dan Schaeffer diagnoses this spiritual defection as a subtle heart issue: If our primary motivation for Christian service has become approval from others, we're on the road to faking church. Schaeffer deftly explores the common traps that seduce believers into becoming spiritual fakes and prescribes ways to adjust our fellowship and our lives so that the Holy Spirit can create in us a genuine servant's heart. Timely and provocative, Faking Church has the power to transform the Body. Get real with God by cutting through soul-destroying distortions, and choose to serve for His approval only. This book can change you--and your church!
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Open the door to any church in America and you'll find once-enthusiastic Christians just going through the motions. Some have even abandoned the Body. Dan Schaeffer diagnoses this spiritual defection as a subtle heart issue: If our primary motivation for Christian service has become approval from others, we're on the road to faking church. Schaeffer deftly explores the common traps that seduce believers into becoming spiritual fakes and prescribes ways to adjust our fellowship and our lives so that the Holy Spirit can create in us a genuine servant's heart. Timely and provocative, Faking Church has the power to transform the Body. Get real with God by cutting through soul-destroying distortions, and choose to serve for His approval only. This book can change you--and your church!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Habitual Toe-Stepper,
This review is from: Faking Church: The Subtle Defection (Paperback)
One thing is for sure: this book will step on your toes. That is definitely not a bad thing. Schaeffer did a great job of fully covering the "faking church" epidemic that I truly believe exists. I dare say no lay person, pastor, or any other church goer can read through this book and not be convicted on at least one, if not several things. The only drawback was that the book seemed to be a tad bit repetitive at times. Either that or Schaeffer would drive the point home, and then some. It's not enough to degrade the 5 star rating I'm giving it, but I felt I did need to mention it. I hope to use this book in a small group in the near future. Now.....if only Schaeffer could come up with some group-friendly materials to go along with the book... :).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Hard to chew....good to read,
By Em J. "contageous passion" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Faking Church: The Subtle Defection (Paperback)
This book is an easy read. The only thing slowing me down is all the things he points out that I am definitely guilty of! This is not a "feel good" book, nor is it a "every one else is wrong" book.....it is a book that will call out secret beliefs and motives in you & make you face them.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Pulling off the Covers,
By Lucy Goosy "bless one" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Faking Church: The Subtle Defection (Paperback)
Man... If you could describe the feeling you get when you read this book, it would probably be of a deflated balloon. This book is so excelllent but you can not dismiss the things he pulls the cover off on. Luckily, this is the very direction God wanted me to go in. The book will be a blessing to all who reads it.
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