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100 1 _aPavlovitz, John,
_eauthor.
_99675
245 1 2 _aA bigger table :
_bbuilding messy, authentic, and hopeful spiritual community /
_cJohn Pavlovitz.
250 _aFirst edition.
263 _a1709
264 1 _aLouisville, Kentucky :
_bWestminster John Knox Press,
_c[2017]
264 4 _c©2017
300 _axiii, 192 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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520 _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.
650 0 _aChristianity and culture
_zUnited States.
_91443
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aPavlovitz, John.
_tBigger table.
_bFirst Edition.
_dLouisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2017
_z9781611648256
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