Look Inside: b'What is a Healthy Church Member?'

“What Is a Healthy Church Member? fills an enormous gap in the literature of practical Christian living. The book is extremely valuable as a straightforward, easy-to-read user’s guide to the church. It is also a profound and thoroughly biblical digest of practical ecclesiology, written with a compelling sense of passion and urgency. As such, it is a valuable resource for every church member—from the beginner to the seasoned pastor alike. In an era when Christians in general seem confused about what kind of community the church ought to be, here’s a helpful handbook outlining the church’s true biblical priorities, especially as they apply to individual church members.” —John MacArthur, President, Grace to You “Thabiti Anyabwile has filled a great void in contemporary Christian literature. Books on how to be a faithful pastor or church leader are common, but it is rare to find a book that speaks so directly about being a faithful church member. With a wealth of biblical insight and practical instruction, Anyabwile calls Christians to do more than just attend church, but to be the kind of faithful, engaged church members that God intends them to be. Given the state of so many of our churches today, this book arrives not a moment too soon.” —R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary “Some books are so simple they are scarcely worth skimming; others are so complex that, unless their subject matter is extraordinarily important, they are not worth the time they demand. But sometimes one finds a book that is simultaneously simple and profound—and this is one of them. In a generation when many people are talking about the importance of Christians living “in community,” few have unpacked, in biblically faithful and personally penetrating ways, just what that means. Thabiti Anyabwile closes the gap. Read it, think about it, pray over it—and distribute it generously around your congregation.” —D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School