**Publisher's Description:****What is the way forward for the church?**Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches—from Willow Creek to Harvest, from Southern Baptist pastors to Sovereign Grace churches.Respected author and theologian Scot McKnight and former Willow Creek member...
**Publisher's Description:**
**What is the way forward for the church?**
Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches—from Willow Creek to Harvest, from Southern Baptist pastors to Sovereign Grace churches.
Respected author and theologian Scot McKnight and former Willow Creek member Laura Barringer wrote this book to paint a pathway forward for the church.
We need a better way.
The sad truth is that churches of all shapes and sizes are susceptible to abuses of power, sexual abuse, and spiritual abuse.
Abuses occur most frequently when Christians neglect to create a culture that resists abuse and promotes healing, safety, and spiritual growth.
How do we keep these devastating events from repeating themselves?
We need a map to get us from where we are today to where we ought to be as the body of Christ.
That map is in a mysterious and beautiful little Hebrew word in Scripture that we translate “good,” the word tov.
In this book, McKnight and Barringer explore the concept of tov—unpacking its richness and how it can help Christians and churches rise up to fulfil their true calling as imitators of Jesus.
Endorsements:
“Scot and Laura do an amazing job of teaching us what a good church looks like.” — Beth Moore
About the Authors:
Scot McKnight Born in Southern Illinois, came of age in Freeport, Illinois, attended college in Grand Rapids, MI, seminary at Trinity in Deerfield, IL. Did a PhD at the University of Nottingham in England. Now a professor of more than four decades.
Laura Barringer Laura Barringer is a full-time teacher, a part-time writer and speaker, and she is coauthor of *A Church Called Tov* as well as *Pivot: The Priorities, Practices and Powers That Can Transform Your Church Into a Tov Culture*. She previously coauthored the children's version of *The Jesus Creed* and wrote a teacher's guide to accompany the book.
Laura is an advisory board member of Broken to Beloved, one of her favourite nonprofit organisations. A graduate of Wheaton College, she resides in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband Mark and their three beagles.
**Publisher's Description:****What is the way forward for the church?**Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches—from Willow Creek to Harvest, from Southern Baptist pastors to Sovereign Grace churches.Respected author and theologian Scot McKnight and former Willow Creek member...
**Publisher's Description:**
**What is the way forward for the church?**
Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches—from Willow Creek to Harvest, from Southern Baptist pastors to Sovereign Grace churches.
Respected author and theologian Scot McKnight and former Willow Creek member Laura Barringer wrote this book to paint a pathway forward for the church.
We need a better way.
The sad truth is that churches of all shapes and sizes are susceptible to abuses of power, sexual abuse, and spiritual abuse.
Abuses occur most frequently when Christians neglect to create a culture that resists abuse and promotes healing, safety, and spiritual growth.
How do we keep these devastating events from repeating themselves?
We need a map to get us from where we are today to where we ought to be as the body of Christ.
That map is in a mysterious and beautiful little Hebrew word in Scripture that we translate “good,” the word tov.
In this book, McKnight and Barringer explore the concept of tov—unpacking its richness and how it can help Christians and churches rise up to fulfil their true calling as imitators of Jesus.
Endorsements:
“Scot and Laura do an amazing job of teaching us what a good church looks like.” — Beth Moore
About the Authors:
Scot McKnight Born in Southern Illinois, came of age in Freeport, Illinois, attended college in Grand Rapids, MI, seminary at Trinity in Deerfield, IL. Did a PhD at the University of Nottingham in England. Now a professor of more than four decades.
Laura Barringer Laura Barringer is a full-time teacher, a part-time writer and speaker, and she is coauthor of *A Church Called Tov* as well as *Pivot: The Priorities, Practices and Powers That Can Transform Your Church Into a Tov Culture*. She previously coauthored the children's version of *The Jesus Creed* and wrote a teacher's guide to accompany the book.
Laura is an advisory board member of Broken to Beloved, one of her favourite nonprofit organisations. A graduate of Wheaton College, she resides in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband Mark and their three beagles.
A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing$29.99
Lamentably we seem to be living in tough church times as scandals abound and revelations of abuse emerge almost weekly as abuse finds fertile territory in churches that neglected accountably and venerated narcissistic church leaders. McKnight & Barringer offer the different way of TOV - goodness - embracing humility, openness, accountability and a desire to make amends rather than minimise or ignore victims.
