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    Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity
    Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity
    Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity
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    Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity

    By Eric Carpenter

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    "What is simple church?" This is a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer.

    Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity is an attempt to shed light on the above question and provide some answers. The twenty-four contributors all hope this book will help people, both inside and outside the church, better understand what simple church life is all about.

    Far too often discussions about the church descend into arguments that accomplish little. We have no desire to take part in that. Rather, each person who has written a chapter for this book desires that it will lead to increased communication, understanding, and ultimately unity within the body of Christ.

    Twenty-four writers means twenty-four somewhat different perspectives. We certainly do not agree on everything. You will see that as you read through the book. What we do agree upon is that simple practices often lead to great opportunities for edification and service—both inside and outside the church. We want to share these ideas with other followers of Christ and explain what it is all about. If you would like to know more about simple church from a positive perspective, then this is the book for you!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRedeeming Press
    Release dateMay 1, 2018
    ISBN9781939992307
    Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity
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    Eric Carpenter

    Eric Carpenter is employed in the Quality Department at JCB, a construction equipment manufacturer. A former institutional church pastor and missionary to South Asia, Eric now desires to see Christ’s church thrive in its simple forms in the Savannah, GA area. When not blogging about church and culture, Eric enjoys running, reading, drinking coffee, and going to the beach with his family. Eric Carpenter lives in beautiful Savannah, GA with his wife Alice (also a contributor to this book) and three children.

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