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Author Barnabas Piper states in the first chapter of his book:
"We are looking for something personal, something deeply meaningful, something with which we can identify. And this book is an invitation to find that in the church, because God wants us to ...Part of God's perfect strategy is offering hurting, tired, worn out, needy sinners like you and me a place to belong in ... A place in which to encounter the profound, transformative, healing, restoring grace of Jesus Christ."
This book explores how you can help to create a church where everybody feels at home: a place where fellow believers build genuine, honest, meaningful Christian relationships and enjoy deep fellowship as a community of believers.
Readers will come to see that belonging to a church is a good gift from God, the outworking of our identity as brothers and sisters in Christ, and worth your time, love and commitment.
Barnabas Piper
Barnabas Piper grew up as a pastor's kid in Minnesota, attended Wheaton College in Illinois, worked nearly fourteen years in Christian publishing and church resourcing before being called into the pastorate in 2019. He has a master's in theological studies from Grimke Seminary.
Barnabas was married for over eleven years to his first wife, and they have two daughters. They were divorced in 2016. Barnabas has shared openly about this experience on various podcasts and speaking engagements, particularly emphasizing God's sustaining hand and the role of the local church in the restoration of his soul and in sustaining his faith. He remarried in 2020 to Lauren and they have one son.
He has been on staff at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2019 where he serves as an assistant pastor overseeing adult community and is part of the preaching and teaching team. He also facilitates their pre-marital and marital counseling ministry.
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