Resources by John Pattison

Slow Church Study Guide

by C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison

High-speed internet. Rapid rewards. Quick thinking. Fast food. Fast . . . church? Slow Church by Chris Smith and John Pattison has been eagerly received by a people who are ready to be invited out of franchise faith and back into the kingdom of God. This eleven-session study guide provides an opportunity to reflect on the message of this groundbreaking b… Read more…

Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus

by C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison

Narrated by Smith, C. Christopher

2014 Readers' Choice Award Winner 2014 Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Fast food. Fast cars. Fast and furious. Fast forward. Fast . . . church? The church is often idealized (or demonized) as the last bastion of a bygone era, dragging our feet as we're pulled into new moralities and new spiritualities. We gua… Read more…

Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus

by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison

Readers' Choice Award Winner Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Fast food. Fast cars. Fast and furious. Fast forward. Fast . . . church? The church is often idealized (or demonized) as the last bastion of a bygone era, dragging our feet as we're pulled into new moralities and n… Read more…