Finding the Groove: Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith - Softcover

Gelinas, Robert

9780692371305: Finding the Groove: Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith

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ISBN 10: 0692371303 ISBN 13: 9780692371305

Publisher: RG Books, 2012

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"A jazz-shaped faith ... balances freedom with boundaries, the individual with the group, and traditions with the pursuit of what might be. I have discovered in jazz a way of thinking, living, communicating—a way of being ... a groove." You don't have to be a jazz musician, or even a jazz connoisseur, for this book to speak to you. If you love God and his Word, and if you've longed to follow Jesus Christ outside the slick corporate structures that some American churches erect, this book is for you. If you want to discover a freer, more genuine expression of Christianity, Finding the Groove will be music to your ears, your heart, and your mind. Using brilliant metaphors from the world of jazz, Robert Gelinas reveals breathtaking possibilities for the body of Christ. What might a 'jazz-shaped faith' look like—and how could it help us fulfill the message of the gospel in a way no method, movement, or structured program ever could? How can understanding the beauty of jazz help you better understand Jesus, his vision for those who follow him, and his heartbeat for a world that is badly out of sync? But this book isn't about music. It is about a passionate, biblical, fully integrated way of looking at life and salvation that will free you to find your own unique groove in the kingdom of God.

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About the Author

Robert Gelinas is pastor who deeply desires to see people experience God unfathomable love. Especially the poor, the down and out, the disenfranchised and disabled and those deemed unimportant. As he says, "God loves all people and desires them to experience his peace. God also has a special heart for the poor and poor in spirit, the miserable and marginalized." He leads Colorado Community Church, a multi-cultural, inter-denominational community of 3000+ followers of Christ in Aurora, Co. He holds a BA in Biblical Studies and an MA in Missiology. Robert is also an adoption advocate and jazz theologian. He and his wife, Barbara live with their six children in the Denver area. For more information please visit: www.robertgelinas.net

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