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RESOURCES

This page is devoted to resources that benefit the dechurched, the spiritually discouraged, and those who simply feel there must be more to their spiritual life than what they are experiencing.

 

WEBSITES RESOURCES

FOR

THE DECHURCHED OR FAITH STRUGGLING CHRISTIAN

Sojourners - Christians for justice and peace

Religious Tolerance -Objectively describing controversial topics from all viewpoints

Faith Trust Institute - Addressing issues of abuse

Henri Nouwen - A site for those on a journey with Christ 

Dechurched.com -"Narrative therapy for the church challenged."

Spiritual Abuse Recovery Resources - Resources for the spiritually abused.

Stop Spiritual Abuse - Personal experiences with spiritual abuse. Several resources available.

Manna - A vintage faith community

Sites Unseen -"The best Jesus infused sites you never knew about"

Jesus Manifesto - Disrupting quaint notions of Christianity

Clergy Recovery Network - Mentoring ministry professionals through personal crisis.

Christian Recovery International - Helping the Christian community become a safe place for people recovering from addiction, abuse, or trauma.

Article by Rowland Crowcher - Stress and Burnout in Ministry

Articles for struggling Christians - Christian Depression Pages

Article by Craig Bird -  "A Churchless Faith"

Article by Ken Behnken - "How about the Dechurched?"

Book review of - The Churched and the Dechurched by Mary Tuomi Hammond

Essay by William Blank - Soon You Will Understand ... the Meaning of Life

 

BOOKS

 

The Church on the Other Side - Brian McLaren

Testament of Devotion - Thomas Kelly

Messy Spirituality - Michael Yaconelli

The Prodigal Son - Henri Nouwen

Love Beyond Reason - John Ortberg

Generous Orthodoxy - Brian McLaren

Freedom of Simplicity - Richard J. Foster

Simple Faith - Charles R. Swindoll

The Shack - Wm. Paul Young

Waking the Dead - John Eldredge

Who Stole My Church - Gordon MacDonald

The Bible

 

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