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Where's the Church?

Year

2026

Language

ENGLISH

Publication Information

Authors Publishing House

Summary

Where's The Church? is a powerful and deeply moving call for the modern Church to rediscover its true identity. In a world filled with suffering, injustice, loneliness, and spiritual confusion, many people are asking a haunting question: Where is the Church? Not the building, not the programs, and not the Sunday service-but the living, breathing body of Christ. Through powerful storytelling, biblical reflection, and real-life challenges faced by people like Lisa-a mother abandoned in her darkest hour-Barry G. Wallis confronts the painful gap between the gospel we preach and the gospel we live. This book explores critical themes including: • Faith vs. Works and what authentic Christianity really looks like • The Church as a refuge rather than a gatekeeper • The forgotten mission of compassion and discipleship • The global cry of the broken, poor, and marginalized • How ordinary believers can become the hands and feet of Jesus Rather than attacking the Church, this book serves as a prophetic invitation-calling believers, leaders, and communities back to the radical love and sacrificial compassion that defined the early Church. Where's The Church? challenges readers to move beyond passive belief and rediscover a living faith that feeds the hungry, heals the broken, welcomes the outcast, and brings hope to a hurting world. If you have ever wondered whether the Church still reflects the heart of Christ-or if you long to see faith lived out with courage and compassion-this book will inspire, challenge, and awaken you. Because when the Church shows up, Jesus shows up. And when Jesus shows up, hope is reborn.