Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness Being Christian in a Non-Christian World

by Cook, Jerry; Baldwin, Stanley C.

• ISBN13: 9780830747535
• ISBN10: 0830747532
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-15
• Publisher: Regal

Summary

How Can the Church Be a Healing Force in the World?

Author Biography

JERRY COOKis the former senior pastor of East Hill Church in Gresham, Oregon, where his perspective on the role of the Church in the world helped expand East Hill Church from a handful of people to over 4,500. Jerry is now an associate pastor at Eastside Foursquare Church in Bothell, Washington, where he also maintains a teaching and church-consulting ministry. He and his wife, Barbara, were awarded the Medallion Award from Seattle Pacific University in tribute to their accomplishments as a professional team. He is the author of A Few Things I\u2019ve Learned Since I Knew It All (co-authored with Stanley Baldwin), Choosing to Love (with his wife, Barbara) and The Monday Morning Church: Out of the Sanctuary and Into the Streets. Jerry and Barbara have a family of four children (two boys and two girls) and three grandchildren. STANLEY C. BALDWIN is an author and speaker based in the Pacific Northwest. A former periodical editor and book editor, he has authored and coauthored 20 books, including four titles that have sold more than 250,000 copies each: The Kink and I, Your Money Matters, What Did Jesus Say About That? and Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness. Baldwin\u2019s books have been translated into 11 languages, and he has lectured abroad in Nigeria, India, Japan, Singapore, Fiji, Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia. He speaks frequently at writers\u2019 conferences across the United States. Since 1996, he has also served as director for International Christian Writers.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition	p. 4
Preface to the Second Edition	p. 6
A Place Where People Are Made Whole	p. 10
The Need for a Guiding Philosophy	p. 27
The Church as a Force	p. 38
People Equipped to Serve	p. 60
Released to Minister	p. 72
The Families of the Force	p. 84
Dealing with Difficulties	p. 102
The Church as Servant	p. 120
Thoughts for Leading the Church as a Force	p. 137
Postscript	p. 159
Study Guide	p. 161
Acknowledgments	p. 187
About the Authors	p. 188
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