Guerrilla Lovers: Changing the World with Revolutionary Compassion [Paperback]

Vince Antonucci (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2010

You've never loved like this before

Author and pastor Vince Antonucci challenges you to take part in changing the world, and shows you how to do it by adopting the strategy Jesus used: becoming a guerrilla lover. With engaging true stories of everyday guerrilla lovers, Antonucci will inspire you to wage war on complacency and surprise the people around you with acts of love.

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You've never loved like this before

Everyone is trying to change the world. Whether it's bringing justice to Darfur, fighting global warming, building schools, or rebuilding cities, people are flocking to causes bigger than themselves. They are dissatisfied with the status quo and are sacrificing their time and money to change it. God's people should be at the forefront of this movement. But we're not.

Author and pastor Vince Antonucci challenges you to take part in changing the world, and shows you how to do it by adopting the strategy Jesus used: becoming a guerrilla lover. Just as a small group of people who deliver surprise attacks in close proximity can change the course of a war, you can change the course of this world with love. With engaging true stories of everyday guerrilla lovers, Antonucci will inspire you to wage war on complacency and surprise the people around you with acts of love.


"Vince's witty sense of humor coupled with his off-the-wall approach will leave you inspired to start an epidemic of love for God's people."--Craig Groeschel, senior pastor, LifeChurch.tv; author, It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It

"Guerilla Lovers will make you burst out laughing one minute and grapple deeply with the upside-down, revolutionary ways of Jesus the next. You'll change, and so will the people around you!"--John Burke, author, Soul Revolution and No Perfect People Allowed

"Guerilla Lovers is a challenge to each of us and to our churches to love people. Read this book and be forever changed!"--Dave Ferguson, lead pastor, Community Christian Church; spiritual entrepreneur, NewThing

"What this world needs is a revolution, and in this book brings it! You'll learn how to change the world!"--Perry Noble, senior pastor, NewSpring Church


Vince Antonucci is the founder and lead pastor of Verve, an innovative church plant for the unchurched on the Las Vegas strip. He is the author of I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt.

About the Author

Vince Antonucci (Cincinnati Bible Seminary) is the founder and lead pastor of Verve, an innovative church plant for the unchurched on the Las Vegas strip. Vince's passion is creatively communicating biblical truth to help people find God, and he also serves with the Emerging Leadership Initiative (ELI). He is the author of I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Baker Books (February 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801068169
• ISBN-13: 978-0801068164
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #814,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Vince Antonucci started and pastors Verve, an innovative church in the heart of Sin City, for the people who work on and live around the Las Vegas Strip. He's passionate about introducing people who are far from God to Jesus, and inspiring them to live an authentic and adventurous life of radically following Him. Vince's first two books, (I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt, 2008 and Guerrilla Lovers, 2010) were published by Baker Books. Vince leads mission trips around the world, speaks all over the country, does stand-up comedy in Las Vegas, but mostly loves spending time with his wife, Jennifer, and their two kids.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making a Difference, February 12, 2010

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This review is from: Guerrilla Lovers: Changing the World with Revolutionary Compassion (Paperback)

I feel very fortunate that Vince Antonucci's book arrived just before the historic snowfall on the east coast! I was able to settle in with Guerilla Lovers and feel both challenged and encouraged by the opportunity we all have to make a difference in this world. Vince's humorous writing style makes this an easy read but there is no mistaking his passion for our mission to love God and love people. Each chapter ends with questions intended to seriously challenge the reader to take action and integrate the concepts into their life in a meaningful way. The pages are full of example of real-life guerilla lovers who are doing just that.

One of my favorite quotes is, "What if your church became known not for what happens in the church building on Sunday mornings but for what happens out in the community the rest of the week?" That's the kind of a church that can make a difference!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun and challenging, February 17, 2010

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just finished guerilla lovers and loved it. i could feel vince's passion for serving and loving others. there are great stories throughout the book--i'm always worried in christian books that the author will share stories i've heard before, but these were all fresh. in addition, vince's whackiness shines through...at some points you get a stream-of-consciousness tour of vince's brain, which is both bizarre and fun. this was a quick read because it's so well written: both fun and challenging.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love in a tangible way, April 28, 2010

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Keith Kirkpatrick (Bend, OR, US) - See all my reviews
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Guerilla Lovers is practical and life changing. It shakes up the norm of the Christian and the Church. The life altering stories are real and applicable. Mad props to Vince for always being creative, funny, and obedient to the love of God. Jesus was a guerilla lover and I want to be too!