Ugly Church

By Andrew D. Marshall

Excerpts from Ugly Church: "An ugly church can meet in a cathedral, a multi-million dollar facility, a '60s era church building resembling an upside-down ark, a storefront, or under a highway overpass. It is not defined by where it meets, nor the size of its building or bank account. They can be found in the grittiest urban core, the remotest Native American village, the wealthiest beach-side community and the most common suburb. It is not defined by its appearance or its location. It is defined by its adherence to the mission and message of Christ. It is defined by closely following the steps of its scandalous Savior. Simply put, the Church should be found where one would expect to find Jesus if He were walking the earth here and now, and filled with the people for whom His heart broke.""Where are the churches for the outsiders and the outcasts? For the least, the last, and the lost? I'm not suggesting there aren't ugly churches in existence doing great things for the Kingdom of God, but I do believe there are far too few of them. Certainly there are too few of them in a world filled with people who would consider themselves "ugly" if you had an honest conversation with them.""The world needs the real Jesus. Not self-help Jesus. Not prosperity Jesus. Not social club Jesus. Not a sanitized, safe, or diluted Jesus. The world needs the radical, audacious, and revolutionary Son of God, full of grace and compassion for the least of us, willing to die for the worst of us, and offering real and abundant life to all of us."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646336658
• ISBN13: 9781646336654
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Ugly Church
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.