THE NAKED CHURCH is an invitation for believers to forsake superficial Christianity and discover true intimacy with God. This compelling book will challenge you to look beyond the externals of contemporary church life with its glittering buildings, extensive programs, beloved celebrities and political muscle and find a relationship with God that will bring his powerful, life-changing presence into everyday circumstances. At a time when it's popular to be "spiritual" and easy to be "religious," Wayne Jacobsen sounds the call back to the joy and freedom of a dynamic relationship with the living God.
Wayne Jacobsen: age 55, Publisher of Windblown Media. Wayne is also the director of Lifestream Ministries (http://www.lifestream.org), and he wanders around the planet helping people sort out what Jesus really taught. He is the author of So You Don't Want to Go To Church Anymore, He Loves Me: Learning to Live in the Father's Affection, Authentic Relationships: Discovering the Lost Art of One Anothering, In My Father's Vineyard, Tales of the Vine, and The Naked Church and co-hosts a weekly podcast called The God Journey. (http://www.thegodjourney.com). For 20 years he was a pastor and also a Contributing Editor to Christianity Today's Leadership Journal. Wayne was a collaborator on The Shack. In his spare time, he acts as a mediator of religious conflicts in public education as the President of BRIDGEBUILDERS, (http://www.bridge-builders.org) and is recognized nationally for his expertise in resolving church and state issues. He lives in Moorpark, California with his wife of thirty-three years and enjoys his children and grandchildren.
