Real Followers

Many Christians, disillusioned with lives of spiritual mediocrity that have been dampened by today's rampant materialism and cafeteria spirituality, are asking the same question: "e;Where is the substance that can move our church beyond ho-hum Christianity?"e; Today's public fascination with angels, New Age spirituality, and the paranormal is likewise spurring Christ's followers to look for greater and deeper life transformation through their faith. Real Followers: Beyond Virtual Christianity shows how an ordinary church can be transformed into a radical community-a fellowship of everyday people who began looking for meaning and searching for authenticity. Michael Slaughter describes a movement that is hooked in various generations, from buster to boomer to builder. This resource also includes discussion questions.Key Features: * Readers examine culturally relevant concepts to ask the age-old question:"e;Will you give up your right to yourself, take up the cross, and radically follows Jesus?"e; * Readers are presented with a workable example of how to grow their church, with examples from Ginghamsburg Church * Contains case studies of real people who have begun a "e;migration in the wrong direction"e; * Includes discussion questions Key Benefits: * Readers learn what it really means to find their destiny as Christ's followers * Readers are inspired to take doable steps toward becoming authentic Christ followers