• So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore

  • An Unexpected Journey
  • By: Jake Colsen
  • Narrated by: Wayne Jacobsen
  • Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (514 ratings)

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So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore

By: Jake Colsen
Narrated by: Wayne Jacobsen
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What would you do if you met someone you thought just might be one of Jesus' original disciples still living in the 21st century? That's Jake's dilemma as he meets a man who talks of Jesus as if he had known him, and whose way of living challenges everything Jake had previously known.

So You Don't Want to Go To Church Anymore is Jake's compelling journal that chronicles 13 conversations with his newfound friend over a four-year period and how those exchanges turn Jake's world upside-down. With his help, Jake faces his darkest fears, struggles through brutal circumstances and comes out on the other side in the joy and freedom he always dreamed was possible.

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GREAT LISTEN!!!!!! I LOVE IT

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

THIS BOOK IS FUN. MAKES ME THINK ON SOME THINGS... AM I DOING WHAT GOD WANTS OR WHAT MAN WANTS. DOES CHURCH EVER BECOME BORING AND IF SO, WHY? THE ANSWERS ARE HERE IN THIS BOOK. LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO AND LAUGH. THIS IS GREAT!

What was one of the most memorable moments of So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore?

TALKING ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN CHURCH CAUSE PEOPLE TO SEEM BETTER THAN OTHERS

Which scene was your favorite?

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

LAUGH

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Intriguing and insightful!

For anyone who wants a deeper and more fulfilling Christan life, you will appreciate this encouragement.

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Life Changing Must Read!

Are you a Christian who has felt they are tired of just going through the motions? Do you love your church but feel there must be more? This book has made me laugh and cry, it challenges my relationship with God and Church, and it’s speaking to my soul. I highly recommend to anyone looking for more in their relationship with GOD.

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Not what I expected, that is a good thing!

It was so much more! I will reread this book over and over to absorb all it discusses.

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Life changing

I almost didn't order this book. But as someone who has been struggling inside of an organized religion that I had been in for 36 years of my life, I was drawn to it. I put it back in my wish list probably five times, but yet kept being compelled to purchase it. I did, and what a life-changing book! It answered my questions, summed up my feelings, and made me want to be a better follower of Christ. Buy it, you won't regret it.

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I love this book!

The story was so moving and powerful! I could not put to down. it was just what I needed to hear.

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The greatest story.....

This book was the most challenging to my beliefs that I have read in a while. The view of the church is spot on. I can't see groups of people gathering without the institutionalized view that we have been taught since birth. This is a great book!

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Incredible. Inspiring. Really makes you think.

The institution of Church and the Body of Christ, the true Church, are so clearly defined. In this busy world we often confuse the two, and Wayne's book moves us into understanding the difference and leads us to living for Jesus and not the church.

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Why do we go to Church?

A great book for probing that question. Also good on how do we treat others of the same faith.

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Uplifting Story

If younare looking for a book to inspire and strengthen your commitment to attend church regularly this is not the book for you. However if you are seeking to know the true heart of God and what a church really is, you've found the right book. Through the story that unfolds you will come to understand more about how God thinks, biblically accurate, and grow in the understanding of faith. I personally have never heard it laid out so simply. The best part is that you along with the character Jake can take the journey to this revelation together. Bit by bit each morsel of truth is served for your consideration and digestion, leaving you full of the love God has for his children and specifically for you His child. I predict not only will your understanding grow but your faith and trust in our Father will explode in ways and magnitude you never expected.

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