__Francis Chan__ has been a pastor for over thirty years. He is a New York Times–bestselling author of several books, including Crazy Love, Letters to the Church, and Until Unity. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married nearly thirty years and coauthored You and Me Forever. Currently, Francis and his family split their time between ministry and church planting in Northern California and Asia.

__If God had it His way, what would your church look like?__  
   
 The New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Love challenges readers to be the Church as God intends.  


- Do you want more from your church experience?
- Does the pure gospel put you in a place of awe?
- Are you ready to rethink church as you know it?

   
 Sit with Pastor Francis Chan and be reminded that you are a part of something much bigger than yourself, something sacred.  
   
 In his most powerful book yet, Chan digs deep into biblical truth, reflects on his own failures and dreams, and shares stories of ordinary people God is using to change the world.  
   
 Chan says, "We've strayed so far from what God calls Church. We all know it. We know that what we're experiencing is radically different from the Church in Scripture. For decades, church leaders like myself have lost sight of the inherent mystery of the Church. We have trained people sitting in the pews to become addicted to lesser things. It's time for that to change."  
   
 When Jesus returns, will He find us caring for His Bride—even more than for our own lives? Letters to the Church reminds us of how powerful, how glorious the Church once was … and calls us to once again be the Church God intended us to be.

In his most powerful book yet, Pastor Francis Chan digs deep into biblical truths, reflections on his own failures and dreams, and stories of ordinary people God is using to change the world.

Acknowledgments

7

1.The Departure

9

2. Sacred

29

3. The Order

45

4. The Gang

69

5. Servants

85

6. Good Shepherds

103

7. Crucified

127

8. Unleashed

151

9. Church Again

169

Afterword: Surviving Arrogance

199

Notes

217

Francis Chan

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Acknowledgments

1. The Departure

2. Sacred

3. The Order

4. The Gang

5. Servants

6. Good Shepherds

7. Crucified

8. Unleashed

9. Church Again

Afterword: Surviving Arrogance

Notes

A New York Times-bestselling title, with over 300,000 units sold, in which Francis Chan challenges Christians to lean into God’s original desire for the Church.  
   
 Do you want more from your church experience? Does the pure gospel put you in a place of awe? Are you ready to rethink church as you know it? Sit with Francis Chan and be reminded that you are a part of something much bigger than yourself: something sacred.  
   
 In this bestselling book, you will:

- Explore deep biblical truths about the Church
- Understand God’s dreams for His Bride
- Learn the stories of ordinary people God is using to change the world

   
Letters to the Church reminds us of how powerful, how glorious the Church once was and calls us to once again be the Church God intended us to be. For further individual or small group study, check out Letters to the Church: Study Guide.

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Acknowledgments

1.The Departure

2\. Sacred

3\. The Order

4\. The Gang

5\. Servants

6\. Good Shepherds

7\. Crucified

8\. Unleashed

9\. Church Again

Afterword: Surviving Arrogance

Notes

Has the Church lost its way?

  
And what is God’s desire for the Church?

  
Eight years ago, Francis Chan left Cornerstone Church. It was the Church he planted, nourished, and grew into what it is today: a Megachurch. For sixteen years, he led people in worship and connection with God. People who would ‘sing directly to God’, ‘hear the word of God’, and ‘love holy lives. But as the numbers grew, something wasn’t quite right. The roaring success was inadequate. Off the mark. Where before there was a close-knit community of believers who encouraged each other and were involved with the Church, there were now thousands of people who came to the church for ninety minutes and went home, and that was it. Francis Chan writes, “people had grown accustomed to the benefits of childcare and preaching at the big service.” The Megachurch format was becoming more efficient at generating consumers, rather than Christians.

  
And so Francis Chan left the Church he helped build.

  
Letters To The Church is his reflection on everything he learned during that period, and beyond. It’s an urgent plea for Churches to find what God’s desire for them is. To find the vision that shores against ruin.

  
Build upon his love for Church, for what it is and what it can be, Francis Chan’s Letters To The Church explores ways the Bible offers a magnificent vision for Church.

  
God’s vision.

Returning with an urgent message for the Church, Francis Chan invites readers to rediscover God's plan and vision for the Church.

Francis Chan is a pastor, speaker and best-selling author. God used the death of his parents early in childhood, to give Francis a deep understanding of the brevity of life. This has shaped his life and teaching with an eternal perspective, as he continues to challenge believers to live on mission, willing to surrender everything.

Francis has been used powerfully by God to author books Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, Multiply, and You and Me Forever. God’s blessing on these books have spread millions of copies around the world in many different languages.

Francis’s love for teaching the Word compelled him to found Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, where he pastored for 16 years. He helped found Radius International, which equips cross-cultural church planters with skills necessary to plant healthy, viable and reproducing churches. He recently started Project Bayview, discipleship homes for men and women who are coming out of addiction or incarceration.

Currently, Francis is a pastor of We Are Church and is planting churches in Northern California, where he lives with his wife of 25 years, Lisa. They have seven children and one beautiful granddaughter.

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EVELYN JACKSON

BOOK RECOMMENDED BY PASTOR AND HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL ALTHOUGH NOT YET COMPLETED READING. FOCUS ON WHAT THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH SHOULD BE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHO OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE ON-THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.

GOOD AND CHALLENGING READ

Karen Humeniuk

This book is written by a pastor who formerly led one of the huge churches in America but then came to realise that this model did not follow that of the new Church we read about in the Acts of the Apostles. Prepare to be turned up-side -down by reading this book. If you have ever wondered what the early church must have looked like and then felt that we are woefully lacking then this is the book for you. It uses Scripture throughout. It is not difficult to read and has a thoughtful, kind approach. This does not mean you will not be challenged!

You must read this book!

Heather Smith

Am useing this book in a house group meeting so far its very good very interesting

Very good worth getting

Peter Marett

Heartfelt pleas from Francis Chan, especially challenging to the megachurches which cater for consumer Christians who want entertainment in the form of good music, a good sermon and a well-resourced creche. Sunday mornings sorted! Francis Chan has been there and done that and now realises that the megachurch model does not nurture relationships that see you through the week, as seen in the Jerusalem church in Acts 2. Letters to the Church carries a real challenge for us all in terms of our personal devotion to God and to one another. Every church leader should read this book prayerfully, then pass it round!

A challenge to consumer Christians

John Sutherland

Just buy this and start reading it with you Bible open beside you.

A 'must read' book

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