{"id":12731,"date":"2012-10-30T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=12731"},"modified":"2012-09-22T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-22T22:11:24","slug":"finding-church-authors-31-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/finding-church-authors-31-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Church Authors 31-33"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-Small wp-image-12732\" title=\"church7\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/church7-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"church7\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/church7-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/church7-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/church7.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In November, my book [scg_html_fc] will be published by Civitas Press. It contains the stories of 36 people and how they have followed Jesus in seeking to live and function within His church. The stories fall into three categories: Leaving Church, Switching Church, and Reforming Church.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to publication, I am writing several posts which give credit to the authors who made this book possible. Each post will include a short description of three authors and provide a preview summary of their chapters. Below are the descriptions and summaries of three authors in the \u201cReforming Church\u201d category.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Finding Church <\/em>Chapter 31 \u2013 The Bride with the Holes in Her Dress<\/h2>\n<p>Travis Mamone is the co-host of the weekly podcast \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/somethingbeautifulpodcast.com\/\">Something Beautiful<\/a>.\u201d He has written for such publications as \u201cProvoketive Magazine,\u201d \u201cRelevant Magazine,\u201d \u201cBurnside Writers Collective,\u201d and \u201cThe Upper Room.\u201d He has also contributed to the books <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0615532675\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0615532675&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=jdmyers-20\"><em>Not Alone: Stories of Living with Depression<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(Civitas Press, 2011) and <a href=\"http:\/\/civitaspress.com\/not-afraid-stories-of-finding-significance\/\"><em>Not Afraid: Stories of Finding Significance<\/em><\/a> (Civitas Press, 2012). He lives in Easton, MD, and blogs at TravisMamone.net.<\/p>\n<p>Travis recognized that the church is full of contradictions and problems. And while he toyed with the idea of leaving the church to follow Jesus, he decided to stay and rebuild the church from the inside out. He believes the way to do this is by focusing more and more on the church\u2019s one foundation, Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Finding Church <\/em>Chapter 32 \u2013 Jumper Cables<\/h2>\n<p>Mary C. M. Phillips is a caffeinated wife, mother, and writer of short stories and personal s. Her work has appeared in numerous <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1572157208\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1572157208&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=jdmyers-20\"><em>Cup of Comfort<\/em><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1935096923\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1935096923&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=jdmyers-20\"><em>Chicken Soup for the Soul<\/em><\/a> anthologies. She blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/caffeineepiphanies.wordpress.com\/\">CaffeineEpiphanies.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Mary learned some insightful truths about life and church from an old Dodge Challenger that her mother drove. Through it, she saw the hypocrisy of Christians, but also saw that only Jesus is perfectly reliable, and that sometimes, loving others is more important than going to church.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Finding Church <\/em>Chapter 33 \u2013 Being on Mission Together<\/h2>\n<p>Bill Reichart is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America and is currently serving as the Atlanta area director for the Christian Medical and Dental Associations. Bill also owns and edits a blog called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ministrybestpractices.com\/\">MinistryBestPractices.com<\/a> which is designed and dedicated to equip church leaders for innovative ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Bill was brought on staff at a church as the Pastor of Assimilation. He was tasked with helping people connect to others in the church, and find fulfillment and meaning in serving there. Initially, they tried to start small groups as a way to encourage connections, but when this failed, Bill had to step back and take a fresh look at what it means to be Christ\u2019s church. He discovered that true unity and fulfillment in church comes from embarking on a mission together to love and serve others in the community.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding Church contains the stories of 36 authors who seek to follow Jesus as His church. Three authors are Travis Mamone, Mary C.M. Phillips, and Bill Reichart. Following Jesus has led these authors to remain within a traditional church setting despite the pain and hardships they face. 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