Last Call: From Serving Drinks to Serving Jesus

By Jerry Herships

Book Overview

? oeI had a vision of a faith community where people could have a wider understanding of God and our relationship to him/her. I wanted to create a place where people could state what they believe and what they struggle with? "freely. I wanted a community of people who know we don't all have to agree on everything.? �

Jerry Herships, former altar boy who had dreamed of making it big in show biz, tended bar to make ends meet as he worked gigs in comedy and game shows, looking for his big break. After giving up the dream and leaving Los Angeles, he found his way back to the church and discovered God calling him to ministry? "but not just any ministry. Now he leads AfterHours Denver, a bar church where people worship with a whiskey in their hand and make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to serve Denver's homeless. Last Call is a story of having and giving up on dreams, finding yourself, and finding how God can use you in unexpected ways.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664260586
• ISBN13: 9780664260583
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Last Call by Jerry Herships our new pastor.

Jerry Herships is going to be our new pastor. Can’t wait to meet him in July. The book was a look into our church’s future. Praise the Lord!