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Insider Outsider

My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All

By: Bryan Loritts

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Insider Outsider

My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All

By: Bryan Loritts

Pastor Bryan Loritts dives deep into what it's like to be a person of color in predominantly white evangelical spaces today and where we can go from here. God boldly proclaims throughout the book of Acts that there is no "ethnic home team" when it comes to Christianity. But the minority experience in America today--and throughout history--too often tells a different story. As Loritts writes, "It is impossible to do theology devoid of cultural lenses and expressions. Like an American unaware of their own accent, most whites are unaware of the ethnic theological accent they carry." Insider Outsider bears witness to the true stories that often go untold--stories that will startle, enlighten, and herald a brighter way forward for all seeking belonging in the family of God. This seminal book on race and the church will help Christians discover: How they can learn the art of listening to stories unlike their own Identify the problems and pitfalls that keep Sunday morning the most segregated hour of the week And participate in an active movement with God toward a holy vision of what Dietrich Bonhoeffer calls "life together" Drawing on insightful snapshots through history, eye-opening personal experiences, and biblical exposition, Loritts awakens both our minds and hearts to the painful reality of racial divides as well as the hope of forgiveness.

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HarperChristian + ORM

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0310345006

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Saving the Saved

How Jesus Saves Us from Try-Harder Christianity into Performance-Free Love

By: Bryan Loritts

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Saving the Saved

How Jesus Saves Us from Try-Harder Christianity into Performance-Free Love

By: Bryan Loritts

White-knuckling can never get you where you want to go. But grace can. You already know because you’ve tried: repeated attempts to earn God’s love and approval get you nowhere and leave you exhausted. When performance taints our relationship with him, the Christian life can turn into an unholy hustle. It was never meant to be like this. In Saving the Saved, Pastor Bryan Loritts reveals the astonishing truth that God doesn’t want your spiritual scorekeeping. He simply wants your surrender. The punchline of the gospel of Matthew is just that—a message of grace and performance-free love to do-good, try-harder Jews who thought they had to earn their way into God’s favor. It’s an ancient message, yet it can be a lifeline to us today as we live in a world of performance metrics. Just as Matthew wrote to the Jews in his gospel, we were never meant to flounder under the pressures and anxieties of show Christianity. Make no mistake: we are called to live in obedience, but Jesus wants us to save us from the illusion that our actions can ever earn God’s acceptance of us. In Pastor Bryan’s relevant, uncompromising style, Saving the Saved proclaims the good news that once the pressure is off to perform, we are free to abide. Beyond the man-made rules and the red tape, there is a God who knows you by name. Come and meet him as you’ve never known him before.

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Zondervan

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0310344948

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9780310344940

The Offensive Church

Breaking the Cycle of Ethnic Disunity

By: Bryan C. Loritts

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The Offensive Church

Breaking the Cycle of Ethnic Disunity

By: Bryan C. Loritts

Crises around race have put the church in a reactive, defensive posture, but Jesus wants more. He wants Christians to play offense by discipling people into a new humanity that pushes beyond mere diversity so that the church becomes the aroma of Christ to our culture and gains ground against the demonic foothold of racism in all its forms.

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InterVarsity Press

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1514005999

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9781514005996

Right Color, Wrong Culture

The Type of Leader Your Organization Needs to Become Multiethnic

By: Bryan Loritts

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Right Color, Wrong Culture

The Type of Leader Your Organization Needs to Become Multiethnic

By: Bryan Loritts

Increasingly, leaders recognize the benefit of multi-ethnic organizations and are compelled to hire diverse individuals who will help them reflect a new America. In his address at a Global Leadership Summit, Bryan Loritts challenged leaders to have a vision that is about more than the stuff that perishes—to have a vision for making sacrifices that make a difference and help to bring about transformation in the lives of others. He brings a similar challenge to leaders in this fable of self-discovery and change, as he explores the central, critical problem leaders often encounter when transitioning their church, business, or organization to reflect a multi-ethnic reality: finding a leader who is willing to immerse themselves in the environments and lives of people who are different from them. In Right Color, Wrong Culture you enter into a conversation between individuals who are grappling with changing neighborhoods while struggling to remain relevant within communities growing in diversity. You journey with Gary and Peter as they challenge those around them to reach beyond what is comfortable and restructure their leadership team. Known for his passion to build diversity in organizations, Bryan Loritts equips you to identify the right person needed in order for your organizations to become multi-ethnic.

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Moody Publishers

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0802490646

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9780802490643

God on Paper

The Bible--the Wildest Story of Passion and Pursuit You'll Ever Read

By: Bryan C. Loritts

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God on Paper

The Bible--the Wildest Story of Passion and Pursuit You'll Ever Read

By: Bryan C. Loritts

The Bible is the most quoted book in the western world, and likely the most misunderstood. It is often thought to be little more than religious mythology, or a collection of moral and ethical guidelines, or a series of quaint but irrelevant legends. But what if the Bible were read on its own terms, as a highly personal and unbelievably passionate love story? What if the Bible is really a wild tale of relentless pursuit, the diary of a God who can’t bear to be separated from the people he loves? In God on Paper you’ll share in a conversation that takes a new look at Scripture, a dialogue that entertains doubts and questions about the value–and the validity–of the Bible. And you’ll encounter an amazing love story of divine proportions. Go ahead and join the conversation. You might be surprised by what you find.

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WaterBrook

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030755161X

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9780307551610

Enduring Friendship

Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending

By: Bryan C. Loritts

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Enduring Friendship

Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending

By: Bryan C. Loritts

Friendships are difficult. When conflicts and differences over serious issues divide us, it's easy to give up on people and just walk away. Bryan Loritts mines the book of Philemon for insights into how, with God's work and steadfast love, even the most painful relationships that have ruptured can be transformed into friendships that endure.

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InterVarsity Press

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1514008467

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9781514008461

A Cross-Shaped Gospel

Reconciling Heaven and Earth

By: Bryan Loritts

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A Cross-Shaped Gospel

Reconciling Heaven and Earth

By: Bryan Loritts

WARNING! This book could make your life messy! Today’s church is continually being confronted with the question, “What is the gospel?” Many churches answer this through strong exposition of biblical truth. Others answer with a focus on community engagement. But doesn’t Christ call us to do both? The covenant of salvation demands a radical re-patterning of relationships. Bryan Lorrits, a pastor in the heart of one of America’s historically racially divided urban centers, seizes the opportunity to engage God, the church, and culture in ways that may challenge your beliefs, practices, and relationships. A Cross-Shaped Gospel clearly articulates the vertical dimension of the Christian faith, as well as looking at the horizontal implications of salvation for growth, service, and community. It provokes readers to think about the implications of living out their faith. What does the gospel mean for issues of: Political engagement? Class distinctions? Race Relations? It is only by reaching upward that we can reach outward in power and with the proper motives, so let A Cross- Shaped Gospel help you in crafting and communicating a biblical philosophy of engaging God and others well!

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Moody Publishers

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0802481019

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9780802481016

The Dad Difference

The 4 Most Important Gifts You Can Give to Your Kids

By: Bryan Loritts

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The Dad Difference

The 4 Most Important Gifts You Can Give to Your Kids

By: Bryan Loritts

What does it take to be a great dad? The world is full of examples of men who weren’t there for their kids. But there are good and even great dads out there, who inspire their children and the men around them to reach for more. How do you become a dad like that—even if your own dad wasn’t such a good example? In The Dad Difference, Bryan Loritts explores the four gifts every kid needs from their dad: relationship, integrity, teaching, and experiences. He walks you through what each of these mean and how to put them into practice. He also shares stories of fathers, including his own dad, who were examples of this to him. Full of biblical wisdom, simple truths, and practical advice, this book will empower you to become a dad who makes a difference in the lives of your children.

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080249854X

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A Cross-Shaped Gospel

Reconciling Heaven and Earth

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Reconciling Heaven and Earth

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The Dad Difference

The 4 Most Important Gifts You Can Give to Your Kids

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The 4 Most Important Gifts You Can Give to Your Kids

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Saving the Saved

How Jesus Saves Us from Try-Harder Christianity into Performance-Free Love

By: Bryan Loritts

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How Jesus Saves Us from Try-Harder Christianity into Performance-Free Love

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Zondervan

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Insider Outsider

My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All

By: Bryan Loritts

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My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All

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Right Color, Wrong Culture

The Type of Leader Your Organization Needs to Become Multiethnic

By: Bryan Loritts

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Right Color, Wrong Culture

The Type of Leader Your Organization Needs to Become Multiethnic

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The Offensive Church

Breaking the Cycle of Ethnic Disunity

By: Bryan C. Loritts

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Breaking the Cycle of Ethnic Disunity

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InterVarsity Press

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Enduring Friendship

Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending

By: Bryan C. Loritts

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Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending

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God on Paper

The Bible--the Wildest Story of Passion and Pursuit You'll Ever Read

By: Bryan C. Loritts

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The Bible--the Wildest Story of Passion and Pursuit You'll Ever Read

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The Promise Keepers

Politics and Promises

By: Bryan W. Brickner

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The Promise Keepers

Politics and Promises

By: Bryan W. Brickner

This informative book explores the ideological practices that construct the Promise Keepers movement, while investigating the fundamentals of the Promise Keepers' belief system. Based upon non-participant observations of events as well as in-depth interviews, The Promise Keepers: Politics and Promises studies the movement from the inside, providing a better understanding of this evangelical phenomenon. Examining the group from its modest beginning in 1990 of seventy men joining together in prayer, Bryan Brickner discusses the meaning of the movement in a social context. This book will be invaluable to scholars of religion, gender studies, and political theory.

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Lexington Books

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0739100599

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