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Where Are All the Brothers?: Straight Answers to Men's Questions about the Church
In this unique book, Pastor Eric Redmond confronts the important question of "Where are the black men in the African-American church?" with a candid approach that combines wisdom with a conversational tone. Instead of side-stepping issues, Redmond converses with readers about some of their reasons for not going to church-the church seems geared toward women, the preacher is just an ordinary man, Islam appears to offer more for the black man, organized religion is not necessary, churches are just after your money-and approaches their skepticism with respect but also with corrective truth. On these and other topics, Where Are All the Brothers? speaks about the things that men think about in private or discuss at the barbershop when it comes to church and religion, challenging them to reexamine their long-held assumptions. Redmond, who has used this material in a variety of settings with great success, also gives eight things to look for when considering a good church so that readers can find a healthy, biblical church home. And it's all in this unintimidating book that can easily be read in ten minutes a day.
112 pages, Paperback
First published May 9, 2008
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August 21, 2008
1. There are no good excuses that men can make for not going to church.
2. The faults of false and unhealthy churches point to the greatness of good churches, giving reason for people to run toward rather than away from the church.
3. There is a much better way of thinking about how to love a homosexual who come to church--a way that reflects Christ adn his love.
4. There are benefits to organized religion that should be obvious, for most people benefit from them, or, "organized religion" is not the problem. Christianity is not passing itself off as "organized religion."
5. Fear of being fleeced is not a reason to avoid the church or Christ. Simply ask for a church's financial statement.
6. The character of the African American preacher is more important than his oratorical and rhetorical skills. Demanding more of the character of (African American) pastors would go a long way to solving the problem of the absenteeism of men in the (Black) church.
6. Africans were part of Chrsitianity at the inception of the church and the beginnings of formalized Christian theology.
2. The faults of false and unhealthy churches point to the greatness of good churches, giving reason for people to run toward rather than away from the church.
3. There is a much better way of thinking about how to love a homosexual who come to church--a way that reflects Christ adn his love.
4. There are benefits to organized religion that should be obvious, for most people benefit from them, or, "organized religion" is not the problem. Christianity is not passing itself off as "organized religion."
5. Fear of being fleeced is not a reason to avoid the church or Christ. Simply ask for a church's financial statement.
6. The character of the African American preacher is more important than his oratorical and rhetorical skills. Demanding more of the character of (African American) pastors would go a long way to solving the problem of the absenteeism of men in the (Black) church.
6. Africans were part of Chrsitianity at the inception of the church and the beginnings of formalized Christian theology.
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August 21, 2008The themes laid out here, really resinate with me as the single mother to an adult son. I'm passing this on to the men in life.
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