Unchurching Quotes

“Fans can sometimes develop a false sense of relationship with celebrities simply because they know so much about them. But real friends are more than just fans. And real disciples have an actual relationship with the Lord. They know his voice.”
― Richard Jacobson, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity

“Contrary to what you have heard in numerous Sunday morning sermons, New Testament believers are not required to give a tenth of their income (called a tithe) to the church. Tithing was only mandatory in the Old Testament, not the church. This is why there isn’t a single command in the New Testament about tithing to the church.”
― Richard Jacobson, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity

“Contrary to what you have heard in numerous Sunday morning sermons, New Testament believers are not required to give a tenth of their income (called a tithe) to the church. Tithing was only mandatory in the Old Testament, not the church. This is why there isn’t a single command in the New Testament about tithing to the church. This”
― Richard Jacobson, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity

“Clyde Reid pointed out in 1966, “To reject the institutional churches is not the same as rejecting God or rejecting the Christian faith … Some people may have to reject the churches to find Christ and vitality … And God is surely present outside the churches—often more present without than within.”
― Richard Jacobson, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity

“the church isn’t something you go to; it’s something you are.”
― Richard Jacobson, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity

“The early church did not have titles and positions; they simply had spiritual parents.”
― Richard Jacobson, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity