Released in the UK November 2019
Released in the US November 2019
Trade paperback | 160 Pages
9781527104266 • £5.99 $8.99
BISAC – REL030000
Church – Do I Have to Go?
J. Garrett Kell
Part of the First Steps series
For new Christians
What Church is and why it matters
Church can sometimes be an intimidating thing. It can look like a building full of perfect people who have perfect lives. Not a place where someone who has messed up belongs. But that’s not true. The Church is God’s people who meet together because they love and need God, and love and need each other. Garrett Kell explains what the Church is, and why it matters whether we go or not.
J. Garrett Kell
J. Garrett Kell has served as a pastor of Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia since 2012. Before this he served several different churches, including Denton Bible Church and Graham Bible Church in Texas, and Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is also the author of author of ‘Pure in Heart: Sexual Sin and the Promises of God’. Garrett is married to Carrie, and together they have five children.
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Christian Focus
There are few living pastors I respect more than Garrett Kell. His writing always helps me because it brims with sharp biblical insights and seasoned pastoral instincts. Church: Do I Have to Go? is no exception. I wish this book had existed when I was younger; I’m thrilled it exists now. Buy several copies and hand them out liberally.
Matt Smethurst
Editor, The Gospel Coalition
It seems like the Church is to Christianity what silent letters are to words. Everyone knows it is necessary, but very few people know why. Garret does the job of a good teacher—or maybe even a good mechanic. He takes apart the pieces that make up the church (one by one), shows their importance and necessity and puts them back together seamlessly. The end result is that the reader is more than just convinced of the church’s necessity, they become captivated by its beauty. Such a helpful resource for everyone who finds themselves walking through the front doors of any church.
John Onwuchekwa
Lead Pastor, Cornerstone Church, Atlanta, Georgia