I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T Shirt

A few weeks ago, my church began small groups using this book. It has been amazing to hear about the lives being changed. People are beginning to view Trinity as a relevant church walking with people through their pain and struggles. It's really exciting to be a part of people's lives!

The book is fun, pushes the "traditional church" envelope, and helps you rediscover the passion of being a Christian.

Check out the website:

www.lousytshirtbook.com

Bookworm

This past month, I've read a lot. Here's an update:

"Creating Congregations of Generous People" by Michael Durall
-this book was a great read and helps leaders out of the 'pit of despair' when we face stewardship drives and raising money in the church. remember, it's not about money: it's about vision

"Prayerwalking" by Hawthorne and Kendrick
-the first chapter set the stage and the rest of the book has anecdotal stories to backup the premise. we've done prayerwalking at our church and it's very easy and effective!

"The Big Idea" by Dave Ferguson
-i would love to implement the idea of this book. we get bombarded with hundreds of messages at church and it's tough for anyone to come away from church with a central theme. this book helps to focus on a central theme for a sunday and everything else (programs, small groups, sunday school, etc) revolves around that one theme.

and my favorite one of them all...

"I Became A Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T Shirt" by Antonucci
-right now, i'm challenging my church to read this book. it helps to recapture the freshness and energy and dynamic life that we christians first lived when we became a christian. it also helps a new christian to realize that the christian life isn't all rosy all the time.