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  1. Bergamot
    Pennsylvania
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Really helped me restore my faith
    October 28, 2011
    Bergamot
    Pennsylvania
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    FINALLY a book is written that honestly engages an audience that has been criticized, target-marketed, and given up for dead for so long. More Lost than Found is for the 18-30 crowd that have lost their faith in the institutional church. AND it is written with compassion and understanding! This book walks through a series of steps as any understanding counselor would. First he recognizes and acknowledges the feelings of the reader (which is so needed for people like us, who have been immediately shot down at any sort of question whatsoever). He does talk of the sins of the current church, and how her people can cause great harm and separation (to pretend it doesn't exist would be sinful itself). What is so wonderful is that the author, Jared Herd, has walked through the exact same valley of doubt, which is so refreshing. He then moves on to talk of our need for history and being wanted and having purpose, but living in an age of abandonment and separation, we get none of those needs met, leaving multitudinous feelings of disconnect and fragmentation. He then brings us back to the foundations of our original faith, suggesting that this part of the "house" is what we must not abandon. In no way does Jared say to his audience, "Hey, stop going to church, it's outdated and wrong!" Instead, as I said, he acknowledges the wrong, but instead suggests that we should differentiate between the church's convictions and opinions (as well as our own). After all, "Our faith story is connected to a long and broken mess of God's people".

    I was fairly disappointed when I read some of the other reviews on this book. I have to believe they were written by leaders of the church that just want to reel that target audience back into their fold (which is totally understandable). But to be offended by this book in any way is just silly to me. It's just another example of why I personally have a difficult time getting along with the judgmental rigidity many Christians today have and force on others. This book jives quite well with the Bible, and embraces the outsiders that desire the spirituality of our faith, are pushed out by its people's ridiculous standards of living (hmmm sound familiar?). What is so terrible about this? The main fear seems that it will encourage this group to continue in their repulsion of the institutional church. This fear of thinking is so toxic and detrimental to the church, in my humble opinion. Perhaps these reviewers did not read the last chapter of the book? Herd writes:

    "In the process of pursuing a new way of understanding our faith, we cannot forsake our history. We belong to an ancient tradition, the sons and daughters of the sons and daughters who built their lives on the message of Jesus. If we are not careful, we can tear down the old. In the process, we can forsake the voices of mentors, leaders, churches, and thinkers who remind us that we are a part of something that expands beyond our lifetime."

    Yes, this totally sounds like he is trying to encourage us out of the church. We need to be careful with this one; he might start a new religion and steal all of our 20-somethings away to offer up sacrificial lattes to Lord Buddha in togas. Ridiculous. Any lost child needs understanding and guidance. To smack his hands for asking questions and forcing him to do things he doesn't understand does not solve the problem. So where is this missing demographic of young people? Perhaps they're at Herd's church... http://www.rockharbor.org/about/who-is-rockharbor/

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  2. Archie Isib
    Ph
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: male
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    lukewarm Christian read this.
    September 2, 2012
    Archie Isib
    Ph
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: male
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    's for people who Well written and easy to follow. The author does a fine job of explaining the gospel from different views and how it applies to every day life. As many others have mentioned, it is humorous and also relays a serious message at the same time. already know the word but are looking for meaningful experience in a Christian way of life. It lifts up nothing more than Jesus Christ, and I love it. A book, More lost than found, it's totally out of place in this one.

    I really wish this book was as great as it ought to have been. So if you read it, be wary: There's a lot of sifting to do to get the gold out of this stream, but it's certainly there.

    Highly recommended!
  3. jroc
    tabusintac
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    A read for all those in young adult ministry
    October 19, 2011
    jroc
    tabusintac
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    A person only has to walk into a church on a Sunday to see one of the churches biggest problems. There are lost generations. This problem of little to no young adults can be seen across the Christian church, across the world. The mainline church is a sea of grey.

    So where have all the young people gone? How do we attract young people to the church? Those questions are often asked by those who are in the church. While someone may have attended church faithfully as a child, they seem to now be gone from the pews once they become an adult, what happened?

    Jared Herd describes himself as a "youth expert". He attempts to look into this problem which he describes as "more lost than found". Herd has a huge task ahead of him. He doesn't take the traditional route of looking at what can we do, but instead also looks at what the church has done wrong over the years.

    One main item that Herd highlights is that the church has moved away from focusing on the works of Christ and instead has focused on laws and doctrine over the years. This has contributed to this lost generation in the church.

    Herd does not offer answers as to this is what you must do to get the youth in the church. Instead Herd writes a book directed at those who have left the church, the lost but seeking. The book is also directed at those who are involved in youth ministry. In my mind it is more of a resource to give to those who are beginning to slip away.

    Overall, Herd writes in an easy to understand way, and the book was interesting. I found myself agreeing to many of the points he has made. I must stress however, the book doesn't offer answers as to how to get youth into the church, but instead offers a different way to thinking about how we minister to those outside of the church, how do we minister to the lost

    I would rate this book at a 4/5. It is an excellent read, and something i know that I will find myself offering to others to read.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  4. crystal steimling
    PA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    A MUST READ FOR ALL GENERATIONS!!
    October 15, 2011
    crystal steimling
    PA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    For anyone who has ever struggled with fitting into "church" or had questions about God, this book will reengage you in the truth you long to hear. As the writer helps us to understand how and why we have arrived to where, what and who we are today, he also shows us how we can give our faith another chance....with simplicity and validity.

    The conversations and chapters in this book will steer us back to real truths, and what it means to be ALIVE. The truth that Salvation did not come merely so we could sign a petition of beliefs, but that we could have a genuine, intimate relationship with God. Not only is More Lost Than Found a great read, it is a tool that will engage you and help you find your rightful place in the greatest story ever told.
  5. Reid
    California
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    More Lost Than Found
    September 20, 2011
    Reid
    California
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    More Lost than Found is a book by Jared Herd that looks at why Christians are leaving the church and Christianity.

    I think a passage near the beginning of the book states what one can expect from reading this book:

    "In these pages, I'm inviting you on a path that moves away from a faith that is just about agreeing with a set of beliefs. That first path, the one that tries to put a tidy bow around life, can suppress our human frailty because it rushes to answer questions and fill in blanks. In fact, there's almost a panic that comes, right? The tidy path can offer us some certainty and a degree of comfort, but it cuts short a genuine spiritual journey before it ever begins.

    Have you ever talked to a Christian who gave a scripture answer to a tough question? If they had answered your questions with less certainty and more honesty, would you have believed them more? the way Christian faith is most often expressed in our culture doesn't offer us tools for the spiritual journey, instead, it's much better at giving us scripted answers so we can opt our of our spiritual curiosity. But I don't mean to lay all the blame at the church's stoop."

    I've read several books that convey the same message, a shift towards postmodernity where people are seeking spiritual guidance, want something more than just rules to follow and something they can earnestly experience.

    All in all, I enjoyed this book, but I didn't see eye to eye with it often. Still, it is worth reading.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze® book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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