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Happy Church
Pursuing Radical Joy as the People of God
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Pub Date
Feb 15 2016
| Archive Date
Mar 23 2016
Description
Tim McConnell lightens the mood with his vision for an unmistakable happiness in the church that the world can't help but notice.
Most Christians resist the idea that we are to pursue happiness. We are more comfortable with the idea of finding joy or being blessed. But seeking happiness seems too superficial or too flighty for people of faith.
In Happy Church, Tim McConnell offers a radical call for Christians to reclaim happiness. Happiness flows from the joy of the Lord and being glad in Christ. When the church expresses happiness, we are making a countercultural choice that the world cannot help but notice. "It's time to bring the happy back," he says. "It's time to get serious about happiness."
This is a book to read with your small group or congregation, with discussion questions to help you become happy together. You'll discover that God's call to the church is to radiate happiness—because we live in a world that desperately needs it.
Tim McConnell lightens the mood with his vision for an unmistakable happiness in the church that the world can't help but notice.Most Christians resist the idea that we are to pursue happiness. We...
Description
Tim McConnell lightens the mood with his vision for an unmistakable happiness in the church that the world can't help but notice.
Most Christians resist the idea that we are to pursue happiness. We are more comfortable with the idea of finding joy or being blessed. But seeking happiness seems too superficial or too flighty for people of faith.
In Happy Church, Tim McConnell offers a radical call for Christians to reclaim happiness. Happiness flows from the joy of the Lord and being glad in Christ. When the church expresses happiness, we are making a countercultural choice that the world cannot help but notice. "It's time to bring the happy back," he says. "It's time to get serious about happiness."
This is a book to read with your small group or congregation, with discussion questions to help you become happy together. You'll discover that God's call to the church is to radiate happiness—because we live in a world that desperately needs it.
Advance Praise
"Reading Tim's book changed the way I lead. I want to lead a happy people of God, and that means I want to lead with more joy, more happiness, more exuberance because of what Christ has done for us. It's important. It reflects a joyful God when the people of God celebrate joy. Read it. And stop being such a grump."
—John Ortberg, senior pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, author of Soul Keeping and The Life You've Always Wanted
"Tim McConnell's Happy Church is a breath of fresh air. Here we have a wonderful, clear, grounded antidote for Eeyore Christians everywhere. Happy Church is a book the church needs in a serious way."
—Don Everts, author of Go and Do
"Happy Church is a welcome reminder that the Christian journey is indeed a blessed life, and that the desire for happiness is not to be avoided. Tim McConnell reminds us in thoroughly readable and wonderfully funny prose that the happy life is about wanting to be used for God's glory. This book is the ideal companion for anyone who wishes to bring the happiness of full surrender in Christ to their own life and their faith community."
—D. Michael Lindsay, president, Gordon College
"Reading Tim's book changed the way I lead. I want to lead a happy people of God, and that means I want to lead with more joy, more happiness, more exuberance because of what Christ has done for us...
Advance Praise
"Reading Tim's book changed the way I lead. I want to lead a happy people of God, and that means I want to lead with more joy, more happiness, more exuberance because of what Christ has done for us. It's important. It reflects a joyful God when the people of God celebrate joy. Read it. And stop being such a grump."
—John Ortberg, senior pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, author of Soul Keeping and The Life You've Always Wanted
"Tim McConnell's Happy Church is a breath of fresh air. Here we have a wonderful, clear, grounded antidote for Eeyore Christians everywhere. Happy Church is a book the church needs in a serious way."
—Don Everts, author of Go and Do
"Happy Church is a welcome reminder that the Christian journey is indeed a blessed life, and that the desire for happiness is not to be avoided. Tim McConnell reminds us in thoroughly readable and wonderfully funny prose that the happy life is about wanting to be used for God's glory. This book is the ideal companion for anyone who wishes to bring the happiness of full surrender in Christ to their own life and their faith community."
—D. Michael Lindsay, president, Gordon College
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9780830844562 |
| PRICE |
$16.00 (USD)
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9780830844562 |
| PRICE |
$16.00 (USD)
|
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