Todd D. Hunter 
Giving Church Another Chance [EPUB ebook] 
Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices

Everybody wants to be spiritual. But nobody wants to be religious. Everybody is looking for a rich spiritual life. But nobody is looking to church.As a pastor, Todd Hunter found himself disillusioned, burned out and needing to drop out of traditional forms of church. He experimented with house churches and other options but was still dissatisfied. Eventually he found himself sneaking off to worship services on Sunday mornings with surprising results.What did the historic spiritual practices of church do for him? How did they lead to a life of centered peace, chart a path to simplicity and cause him to reach out to others while focusing on the glory of God?Walk with Hunter on this journey to find spiritual riches in a surprising place. You might just give church another chance.

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Foreword by Scott Mc Knight
Preface: From Churched to Dechurched to Rechurched
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Doing the Faith for the Sake of Others
1 Going to Church: Being Sent as Ambassadors of the Kingdom
2 Quiet Prelude: A Life of Centered Peace
3 Singing the Doxology: Radiating the Glory of God
4 Scripture Reading: Embodying the Story
5 Hearing Sermons: An Easy-Yoke Life of Obedience
6 Following Liturgy: A Lifestyle of the Work of the People
7 Giving an Offering: Simplicity of Life
8 Taking Communion: A Life of Thankfulness
9 Receiving the Benediction: Blessing Others
Conclusion: Putting the Spiritual Practices of Church to Use
Group Exercises
Notes

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Scot Mc Knight (Ph.D., University of Nottingham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The King Jesus Gospel, A Community Called Atonement, Embracing Grace, The Real Mary and commentaries on James, Galatians and 1 Peter, and coeditor of the award-winning Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. He is also a widely recognized blogger at the Jesus Creed blog. His other interests include golfing, gardening and traveling.