Millions of believers are currently leaving the organized church, without giving up their faith. Sadly, many are only defining themselves by what they don't do, as Christians who simply "don't go to church." It's time for these believers to catch a vision for genuine spiritual community, outside the walls of organized Christianity, a way of being the church without going to church.
Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity will challenge everything you thought you knew about church. Unchurching boldly examines whether organized churches are even biblical. It thoroughly deconstructs the idea of special church buildings, paid pastors, weekly sermons, mandatory tithes and offerings, gender inequality in church leadership, and much more.
Unchurching is intended to empower believers who are done with organized church but aren't ready to abandon their faith. It will give non-churchgoing Christians a vision for genuine spiritual community that simply functions like an extended spiritual family. And it will equip them with the language to finally articulate that vision to others.
Here's what others are saying about Unchurching
"I have written several books about church myself, but this one is better than any of the ones I have written." - Jeremy Myers, author of The Atonement of God
"If you are searching for the truth about the way we 'do' church ... this is the book for you! I guarantee that it will completely rock your world." - Milt Rodriguez, author of The Community Life of God
"Richard Jacobson has been on both sides of this shift and is uniquely qualified to write about it-which he does well, with insight, humility, and scholarship ... Highly recommended." - Felicity Dale, author of An Army of Ordinary People
"As I read this book I felt my pulse quicken and my heart leap for joy because everything Richard writes about is centered on, around, and in relation to the One who would rather die than live without us." - Keith Giles, author of This Is My Body: Ekklesia As God Intended
"Unchurching will help you capture a vision for a fresh start that is built upon the Lord Jesus Christ ... " - Jon Zens, author of A Church Building Every 1/2 Mile
In 2003, Richard Jacobson quit his full-time job as a pastor because he was having a crisis of faith. He wasn't having doubts about God or even doubts about the church. He was having doubts about the way we do church today. The first churches were simple Christian communities; legally speaking, most of today's churches are corporations.
Drawing upon his experience as a writer and artist, Jacobson created the animated YouTube channel, Church Anarchist, as well as his blog, Unchurching (www.unchurching.com). His writings, animations, and cartoons continue to grow in popularity as more and more believers are starting to walk away from the organized church, without walking away from their faith.
