02713cam a2200373 i 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160080041000330100017000740200040000910200037001310350012001680350129001800350024003090350012003330400088003450420008004330430012004410500021004530820012004741000030004862450100005162500019006162630009006352640065006442640011007093000029007203360026007493370028007753380027008035201309008306500045021397760155021846419396MeVbMML20190502002709.0170615t20172017kyu           000 0 eng    a  2017013697  a9780664262679q(pbk. ;qalk. paper)  a0664262678q(pbk. ;qalk. paper)  a6412903  a(OCoLC)978288523z(OCoLC)978535484z(OCoLC)978949747z(OCoLC)979134133z(OCoLC)979356012z(OCoLC)979456569z(OCoLC)979761045  a(OCoLC)ocn978288523  a6412903  aDLCbengerdacDLCdBTCTAdYDXdOCLCFdBDXdOCLCOdWIOdCLEdORXdTCHdOCLCQdTXLBH  apcc  an-us---00aBR526b.P39 201700a2612231 aPavlovitz, John,eauthor.12aA bigger table :bbuilding messy, authentic, and hopeful spiritual community /cJohn Pavlovitz.  aFirst edition.  a1709 1aLouisville, Kentucky :bWestminster John Knox Press,c[2017] 4c©2017  axiii, 192 pages ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aNo 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. 0aChristianity and culturezUnited States.08iOnline version:aPavlovitz, John.tBigger table.bFirst Edition.dLouisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2017z9781611648256w(DLC)  2017031110