by Larry Stoess (Author)
Have you ever wondered what the church would look like if Christians began to take the words of Jesus seriously--the words some Bibles print in red? What if Jesus actually meant for us to do the things he said? What if those who "believe in Jesus" really did value the things he valued? Would the church look different? Would your neighborhood stay the same? In Think Red, Larry Stoess takes a close look at the values, the vision, and the mission of Jesus, and then holds up a mirror for us to see if our communities look anything like Jesus. If we dare look in the mirror we may be inspired to leave behind our obsession with consumer-based religion and follow the way of Jesus. Those who do will be set free to imagine creative and whimsical expressions of community.
Author Biography
Larry Wayne Stoess is a missional church leader in Louisville, Kentucky. After serving as Executive Director of the Portland Promise Center (a youth development agency) for seventeen years, he and a band of friends founded the United Methodist Church of the Promise; The Table Café, a pay-what-you-can community café; and Promise Housing Plus, a nonprofit construction company. He is passionate about people, especially his wife Kathie and their neighbors in Portland.