Why Bother with Church? And Other Questions about Why You Need It and Why It Needs You

by Sam Allberry

Publisher:

The Good Book Company

, 2016

Overview

The church has an image problem. It is widely viewed in the world at large as being outdated, boring, irrelevant and filled with backbiting hypocrites. How different that picture is to how the Bible talks about the new family that Jesus has gathered. It is a precious bride, a sparkling jewel, a lifeboat for forgiven sinners that is precious and holy; nurturing and warm; filled with truth, friendship and all embracing, forgiving love. Sam Allberry understands the collision between these two views, and how, even as Christian believers, we can lose sight of how truly wonderful church is and should be, and what a privilege it is to be part of, and to serve. In this brief accessible but thorough guide to church, Sam outlines what church is and why we need it. And how, when we have got it wrong, we can move closer to what a true church should be.

Product Details

• Title: Why Bother with Church? And Other Questions about Why You Need It and Why It Needs You
• Author: Sam Allberry
• Series: Questions Christians Ask Series
• Publisher: The Good Book Company
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 95
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Church; Commitment to the church; Christian life
• ISBNs: 9781909559141, 9781683660491, 1909559148, 1683660498
• Resource ID: LLS:QCAWHYBOTHERCHURCH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-17T20:29:39Z

About Sam Allberry

Sam Allberry, studied theology at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford and has served on staff at St Ebbe's Church, Oxford, and St Mary's, Maidenhead, UK. He is now pastor at Immanuel Church, Nashville. A popular conference speaker, Sam has written several books, including What God Has to Say about Our Bodies, Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? and 7 Myths about Singleness.