Radically Unchurched

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Alvin Reid in “radically unchurched” first gives many alarming statistics about the real number of people in the world today that are not connected in any way to the body of Christ. More alarming are the statistics of the churches in the United States that are stagnant are dead. More alarming than the actual numbers is the fact that some how we have always known this but find ways to justify in our minds the reasons why we are members of these churches without doing anything about it.
In the first half of the book Reid takes the time to make sure that the reader is fully aware of the definition of a “radically unchurched” person. Using many illustrations and actual real life stories to open the readers understanding to what he is writing. The stories are very touching and moving. They are stories of people we interact with everyday of our lives. Reid really brings it home to the reader.
In the second half of the book Reid then puts it to application. Really in a way that will convict and open the eyes of the reader. He writes stories of churches that are reaching people in our world today, through genuine ways of kindness and caring. He gives examples as simple as paying for washing machine cost at laundry mats, and free car washes. He describes churches with a passion for the lost. These churches are friendly, they are Spirit filled churches that have genuine worship and biblical sermons. These churches do not water down the gospel but portray the gospel that Christ taught and lived.
I was not just now awakened to the reality of a “radically unchurched” person, for I have spent most of my life in construction and sub-contracting millwright work in plants. I spent everyday with many unchurched men who have shared experiences about co-workers that claimed to be Christians and lived a life no different than their own. I have been raised in church all my life, but did not except the Lord Jesus ...