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Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion

Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck (Authors)

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Authors of Why We're Not Emergent

Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 234
Publisher: Moody
ISBN#: 9780802458377

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Description: Authors Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck present the case for loving the local church. Their newest book paints a picture of the local church in all its biblical and real life guts, gaffes, and glory in an effort to edify local congregations and entice the disaffected back to the fold. It provides a solid biblical mandate to love and be part of the body of Christ and counteract the "leave church" books that trumpet rebellion and individual felt needs.

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“An attitude of indifference to the church has become tragically common within American Christianity.  As a result, many people fail to make a solid commitment to congregational life and responsibility.  The New Testament is clear – to love Christ is to love the church.  Kevin and Ted provide a powerful word of correction, offering compelling arguments and a vision of church life that is not only convincing, but inspirational.  This book will deepen your love of the church – and for Christ.”
--R. Albert Mohler, President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

“If you’ve written off the church, I dare you to read this book.”
--Joshua Harris, author of Stop Dating the Church

“Jesus loves the church.  Yes, the church is imperfect, and we have made mistakes.  But if we love Jesus, then we will love what Jesus loves.  This book moves us to a thrilling portrait and future of what the church that Jesus loves and builds can look like and the hope we can bring to the world.”
--Dan Kimball, author of They Like Jesus But Not the Church

“Well, they’ve done it again.  The two guys who should be emergent, but aren’t, have followed up their first best seller with what I hope and pray will be a second.  In Why We Love the Church DeYoung and Kluck have given us a penetrating critique of church-less Christianity and a theologically rigorous, thoroughly biblical, occasionally hilarious, but equally serious defense of the centrality of the church in God’s redemptive purpose.  In spite of her obvious flaws, DeYoung and Kluck really do love the church, because they love the Christ whose body it is.  You don’t have to agree with everything they say to appreciate and profit from this superbly written and carefully constructed book.  This is a great read and I recommend it with unbridled enthusiasm.”
--Sam Storms, senior pastor, Bridgway Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

“If you’re looking for reality, authenticity, and honesty, you’ve found it in this book.  Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, shrewd observers and faithful practitioners, have once again written a book that is like the best of foods – good tasting and good for you.  Their style is easy, creative, and funny.  They are theologically faithful, fresh, and insightful.  They are sympathetic with many concerns and even objections to much in the church today, yet are finally defensive, in the best sense of the word.  They are careful critics of the too-popular critics of the church.  They are lovers of Christ and His church.  I pray this book will help you love Christ’s church better, too.”
--Mark Dever, author of 9 Marks of a Healthy Church

“Two young men, a pastor and a layman, here critique the criticisms of the institutional church that are fashionable today.  Bible-centered, God-centered, and demonstrably mature, they win the argument hands down.  As I read, I wanted to stand up and cheer.”
--J. I. Packer, professor of Theology , Regent College

“If Jesus thought the church was worth dying for, it may just be worth living in.  While not ignoring the sins of the church, DeYoung and Kluck remind us why church bashing is often shallow, and why the institutional church remains the most authentic place to encounter the good news of Jesus Christ.”
--Mark Galli, senior managing editor, Christianity Today

About the Authors
 Kevin DeYoung is the senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, across the street from Michigan State University. A graduate of Hope College and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, he serves on the executive team of RCA Integrity, a renewal group within the Reformed Church of America. DeYoung is coauthor of Why We're Not Emergent. He and his wife, Trisha, have three children.

Ted Kluck's work has appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Sports Spectrum Magazine, ESPN.com Page2, and several small literary journals. A bi-monthly column for Sports Spectrum Magazine entitled "Pro and Con" won the Evangelical Presss Association award for best standing column in 2003. Additionally, Ted has written two WGA registered screenplays and an award-winning (Damah Film Festival, Sabaoth Film Festival) short film. Ted lives in Lansing, Michigan with his wife Kristen, and son, Tristan.
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