I Will: Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian

by Thom S. Rainer

Overview

Could you be the answer to the problems you see?
 
Every day we are faced with the needs of those around us. Emotional. Physical. Spiritual. What are we to do about it? Are these problems for our pastors to address or is there a way for the church member to make an impact that will last?
 
Bestselling author Thom S. Rainer answers these questions by offering nine simple traits that you can incorporate into your life no matter your background, stage of life, or sense of capability.   
 
You can do it. Now it's time to just stand up and say you will!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433687488
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/15/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	515,561
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Thom S. Rainer is the president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, one of the largest Christian resource companies in the world. Also a respected pastor and researcher, he has written more than twenty books and coauthored the No. 1 best seller Simple Church. Rainer and his wife, Nellie Jo, have three grown sons, several grandchildren, and live in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
Thom S. Rainer es el presidente y director ejecutivo de LifeWay Christian Resources, una de las mayores editoriales cristianas del mundo. También es reconocido como pastor e investigador, ha escrito más de veinte libros y es coautor del reconocido best seller Iglesia simple. Rainer y su esposa, Nellie Jo, tienen tres hijos adultos, varios nietos y viven en Nashville, Tennessee, EE.UU.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: A Tale of a Joyous Church Member 1

Chapter 1 I Will Move from "I Am" to "I Will" 13

Chapter 2 I Will Worship with Others 25

Chapter 3 I Will Grow Together with Others 35

Chapter 4 I Will Serve 47

Chapter 5 I Will Go 59

Chapter 6 I Will Give Generously 71

Chapter 7 I Will Not Be a Church Dropout 81

Chapter 8 I Will Avoid the Traps of Churchianity 93

Chapter 9 I Will Make a Difference 105

Appendix: A Commitment to "I Will" 111

Editorial Reviews

07/27/2015
Statistics on American church membership and attendance are dire, writes Rainer, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, but don't blame the institutional church or denominations. In this little volume, which enjoins the reader to develop a habit of saying "I will" to church commitment, the working assumption seems to be that church members, left to themselves, treat church like a club that exists to serve them. Instead of focusing on what may be wrong in a congregation, members should assume positive attitudes and resolve to attend church more, share time and finances with the church more generously, and bring friends to church more often. Members should also participate in church groups; Rainer suggests that, if one is not in a group, it's possible that one is an "incredibly lazy and uncommitted Christian." While the basic concept is reasonably sound—people are generally happier when they think less about themselves and more about others—Rainer neither shows the limits of the unconditional "I will" nor addresses alternatives to this affirmation in light of serious church dysfunction or abuse. (July)

Publishers Weekly