About Zombie Church
A creative, entertaining approach to resurrecting the undead church.
There is something missing in the church today. Stuck in a rut of routines and rituals, the church is caught up in doing what it is “supposed to do” but is lacking the true essence of what it is supposed to provide: life. Real faith–and a real relationship with Jesus–is not about playing by the rules, attending services, and praying before meals. Real faith is more than religion.
Believing there is a way to breathe life back into the church, Tyler Edwards adopts a contemporary and entertaining metaphor–zombies–to highlight and challenge the problematic attitude of today’s believers.
Written for the discouraged, disenfranchised, and anyone unsatisfied with their same-old church routine, Zombie Church challenges readers to turn away from hollow religious practices, which characterize “zombie Christianity,” and turn toward a radical relationship with Jesus.
While other books have addressed legalism in the church, this is the only book that effectively capitalizes on a popular entertainment genre in order to diagnose and correct the problem. Realizing that even his own church is part of that problem, Edwards has written an accessible and often humorous book that will help believers change the Spirit-draining (or life-draining) habits that stop them from achieving a full, fulfilling life in Christ. Order a copy here.
About Tyler Edwards
Tyler Edwards is the lead pastor at Cornerstone Christian Church in Joplin, Missouri, where he works to help people learn how to live like Jesus, love like Jesus, and look like Jesus—so they carry out the mission of Jesus to the world. He graduated from Ozark Christian College with bachelor’s degrees in both Biblical Literature and Christian Ministry. He has written articles for Lookout Magazine, spoken at various campus ministry events in Missouri, and served overseas in Mbale, Uganda.
Tyler loves cheesy horror films. He is particularly fond of movies like Dawn of the Dead, The Signal, and 28 Days Later, where zombies run wild and threaten to infect an entire town. Connect with Tyler on Facebook.
My Review
I actually handed this book over to both Pepper and Jake to read. Since it had a “zombie” theme to it, I felt they could relate to what Tyler Edwards was saying in the book. Besides, I have recently heard them talk of how God is not always present at church and people are just going through the motions. Therefore, I thought this would be a good read for both of them as well as myself.
I though that the analogy made between the church and zombies actually made a good point. We walk in and out the doors of the church week after week and it can become desensitizing if we allow it to. As a church, we are called to reach the lost according to the Great Commission and yet we often fail. We become apathetic and self-motivated. And, as Edwards establishes a solution in the book, we have to look within ourselves for a solution. After all, God asks each of us to be the hands and feet of the church. Time after time I have heard my Pastor and our Youth Pastor say, “Love God. Love people.” It’s that simple… and yet that difficult for some of us.
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About Staci
It seems to me one of the greatest struggles we face as Christians is finding our identity in the right place. We look to the things of this world: our jobs, titles, accomplishments, awards, friends, family, even opinions of strangers to define us. We let the world decide who we are and how valuable we are. So when we come to church with that attitude the only way we know how to assess ourselves it to compare ourselves to others. So the service becomes a competition of who can make themselves look the best. Jesus doesn’t ask us to look good He asks us to follow Him and allow Him to make us good. Our identity should come from Him. Our value should come from Him. He should be the focus of our lives and the standard by which we judge ourselves. One key way to avoid becoming a zombie: maintain a healthy focus on Jesus. Thanks so much for the review, I am glad you enjoyed the book.
I think we often forget that our value is in Christ… and no one else. Thank you for the reminder! Also, thanks for stopping by the blog. Good luck in your future writing endeavors. I believe I read that you have at least three more books in the works?
Indeed. Well two more are written and ready to go: Terminal Religion and The Watered Down Gospel. Waiting to hear back from the publisher on them but perhaps soon we will start work on them as well.