C.H.U.R.C.H.

About the Book

Too often the word "church" evokes ho-hum yawns. Yet God's desire is that the church meet the deepest of human need and provide human beings with daily and eternal hope.

How can the church be more CHRIST centered? How can it be a safe, secure HOME for spiritual seekers who may not be particularly "religious" but do wish to connect with God and other seekers? Why does the church not have a sense of URGENCY in getting the good news out to a world looking for real good news? How can RELATIONSHIPS with God and others be developed? How can we discover, know and claim our CALLING as the people of God? How can the church truly be the HOPE of the world?

About the Author

Dennis R. Fakes has been an ordained pastor for 34 years. As such he has developed a passion for the local church--calling it "the hope of the world." The C.H.U.R.C.H. is about God's vision for all that the local could could be (but often is not). The C.H.U.R.C.H. is a Christ-centered community that is a Home for spiritual seekers. Those who belong to the C.H.U.R.C.H. have a sense of Urgency to share the good news. Relationships--with God and others--is a central part of the C.H.U.R.C.H. The joy of discovering one's personal Calling helps individual and the C.H.U.R.C.H. be the bearers of Hope for the world. Dennis is pastor at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Huntsville, AL. He is married to Hilda and has two children and one grand-child "so far."