This article is for everyone who has read (or is reading) my very old book with George Barna entitled Pagan Christianity.
Those who listen to my two podcasts – Christ is All and The Insurgence Podcast – and who are subscribed to my Thursday UNILTERED articles (all of which are free) know this information. But alas, many who get the book do not, so this short essay is for them. Here’s what you need to know.
*Pagan Christianity is a VERY old book. It came out in 2008. I have written over 12 books since then, all of which are more important and specifically for the times in which we are living now (the Christian landscape was very different in 2008). You can see the newer titles in the image below.
*Pagan Christianity is not a stand-alone work. It’s only the deconstructive part of an argument. The constructive sequels are Reimagining Church, From Eternity to Here, and Finding Organic Church.
Reading Pagan C. without those sequels is like hanging up the phone 15-minutes into a 1-hour conversation.
The result: massive misunderstanding. So if you resonate with Pagan C., you must read the sequels to get the full argument and understand what we’re saying and not saying.
*Unlike the books on the image above, Pagan Christianity (as well as Reimagining Church and Finding Organic Church) were NEVER written for all Christians. They were written to a VERY narrow audience.
Namely, Christians who left the organized church, but still love Jesus and are interested in meeting organically (not a “house” church, but an “organic expression of the church,” which is different).
That audience was large in 2008 and 2009 when those books released. Today, it’s a very small audience.
So Pagan Christianity and the three sequels were NOT written for pastors or for Christians who enjoy Sunday morning church services. To give those books to that audience is like giving a book on vegan recipes to a meat eater! It’s the wrong audience. Hence, such people will (and have) grossly misunderstood those books.
By contrast, my books depicted in the image above are for ALL Christians in ALL church forms. They are much better, more current to the times, and they carry the same non-traditional, revolutionary “punch” as the older books on ecclesiology do.
*I don’t do Zoom calls on any of my old books. I do, however, regularly do interviews for podcasts and radio shows for my newer books (those released since 2018). And in 2025, I will be doing countless interviews for my upcoming book due to release in March (see below).
*The book that’s been called my “masterpiece” released in March 2025. Go to The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded.
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Your brother in the costly, but glorious quest,
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Psalm 115:1
