02914cam a2200421 i 4500 26211 26211 6419396 MeVbMML 20190502002709.0 170615t20172017kyu 000 0 eng 2017013697 9780664262679 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0664262678 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 6412903 (OCoLC)978288523 (OCoLC)978535484 (OCoLC)978949747 (OCoLC)979134133 (OCoLC)979356012 (OCoLC)979456569 (OCoLC)979761045 (OCoLC)ocn978288523 6412903 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA YDX OCLCF BDX OCLCO WIO CLE ORX TCH OCLCQ TXLBH pcc n-us--- BR526 .P39 2017 261 23 BR526 .P39 2017 Pavlovitz, John, author. 9675 A bigger table : building messy, authentic, and hopeful spiritual community / John Pavlovitz. First edition. 1709 Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2017] ©2017 xiii, 192 pages ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 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. Christianity and culture United States. 1443 Online version: Pavlovitz, John. Bigger table. First Edition. Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2017 9781611648256 (DLC) 2017031110 ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ abelj NF 2019-02-27 1 261 PAVL 38440 2019-04-09 2019-03-29 2019-02-27 BOOK