{"product_id":"church-is-more-than-bodies-bucks-and-bricks-9781939992253","title":"Church is More than Bodies, Bucks, and Bricks","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany people think of church as a place and time where people gather, a way for ministry money to be given and spent, and a building in which people regularly meet on Sunday mornings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Jeremy Myers shows that church is more than bodies, bucks, and bricks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurch is the people of God who follow Jesus into the world, and we can be the church no matter how many people we are with, no matter the size of our church budget, and regardless of whether we have a church building or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy abandoning our emphasis on more people, bigger budgets, and newer buildings, we may actually liberate the church to better follow Jesus into the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is Volume 4 in the \"Close Your Church for Good\" series of books: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: \u003cem\u003eSkeleton Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vol. 1: \u003cem\u003eThe Death and Resurrection of the Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vol. 2: \u003cem\u003ePut Service Back into the Church Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vol. 3: \u003cem\u003eDying to Religion and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vol. 4: \u003cem\u003eChurch is More than Bodies, Bucks, and Bricks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vol. 5: \u003cem\u003eCruciform Pastoral Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Redeeming Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939992253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Jeremy Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114511863989,"sku":"9781939992253","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f47078fe-1eed-4471-a7eb-e75339462f3e.jpg?v=1652151528","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/church-is-more-than-bodies-bucks-and-bricks-9781939992253","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}