LONGWOOD, FL-Rob Duford went to church for years before he realized he was missing out on the life Jesus called him to, using church as a crutch to exist in a survivor mentality. Seldom Familiar (paperback, 978-1-60266-972-7) describes Duford's journey from his tired religious routine into a new state of being fully awake, living out his true biblical mandate.
The instructions left for the church by Jesus are in stark contrast to the reality of what is going on there. "For too long, the theme of Christianity has been to walk the tightrope of our faith and do everything in our power to stay on the rope," says Duford. "In the process of this, the church has created fearful survivors when Jesus' commands were to obviously live." Duford believes that the church can move beyond its monotony to become a powerful force.
Once Duford awoke from his own religious slumber, God gave him a passion for the rest of the sleeping church. He writes with the authority of a man who has been there, and as a man now fully in touch with his life calling. Duford's desire for the church is "true life"; he wants to challenge believers to express their real calling "to vividly express a living God." Finding meaning beyond uniform habit, Duford believes that the churchÕs creativity, passion, and interpersonal relationships will be radically affected by this journey.
Rob Duford is a young church planter with church experience on every level, yet with the ability to question the role of the church apart from tradition and manmade ritual. His passion is for his readers to use biblical truth to illuminate the culture in which they live. A former young adult pastor at Calvary Assembly in Winter Park, Florida, he is now the founding pastor of Orlando North Community Church,
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Seldom Familiar through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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