{"product_id":"messy-truth-how-to-foster-community-without-sacrificing-conviction","title":"Messy Truth: How to Foster Community Without Sacrificing Conviction","description":"From the author of Messy Grace, a former pastor raised by gay parents, comes a compassionate playbook to help Christians, church staff, and ministry leaders create a culture of belonging without sacrificing theological convictions.\n\nWhat should we do? This is a question many Christians are asking as they face shifting societal norms, conflicting opinions, and often inaccurate scriptural interpretations regarding those who identify as LGBTQ+.\n\nCaleb Kaltenbach believes there’s a more helpful question:What am I willing to do to keep and build influence with ______________?\n\nCaleb knows our love for others is best measured by the lengths we’ll go to help them. He also recognizes that people find and follow Jesus better in community than in isolation. As a child raised by three activist gay parents, Caleb experienced firsthand the outrage of some Christians. That’s why he is committed to creating a sense of belonging for all people.\n\nTrue community can happen only when Christians are intentional in infusing their attitudes, systems, and values with grace and truth. This hopeful, practical book offers tools for encouraging church involvement, strengthening personal relationships, increasing empathy, and engaging in pivotal conversations about grace and truth with our whole community.\n\nFostering a culture of belonging is a messy process, but it holds a massive possibility for everyone involved: a growing relationship with Jesus.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0525654275\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0525654275.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kaltenbach, Caleb\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43071148818493,"sku":"BVV.0525654275.A","price":6.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0525654275-0.jpg?v=1774820766","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/messy-truth-how-to-foster-community-without-sacrificing-conviction","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}