The Christian Culture Survival Guide


The misadventures of an insider on the outside


By Matthew Paul Turner

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Table of Contents

1. The Salvation Experience

2. The Church

3. The Pastor

4. Church Involvement

5. The Worship Service

6. Getting Along With Christians

7. Boycotts and Extremes

8. The Dating and Sex Chapter (PG-13)

9. Christian Entertainment and Bookstores

10. Awakening Your Christian Life

Specs

ISBN: 0-9746942-0-7

Retail: $10.99

Format: 4” x 6.5”, Soft Cover Trade Paper; 168 pages

Category: Christian Living/ Spiritual Growth/ General

 
Release: May 18, 2004

Summary

By taking a hilarious look at the peculiarities and churchisms that have been added to this thing called Christianity, The Christian Culture Survival Guide leaves you with a knowing smile and the reassurance that true faith is only found in Jesus—not in the gift aisle at the Heaven Sent Christian Bookstore.

You know You've Survived
Christian Culture If ...

—You've ever thrown out all your "secular" CDs ... only to replace them a year later.
—Your vocabulary has ever been peppered with words like "burden" or "fellowship."
—For graduation, you were given a Thomas Kinkade painting.
—You've actually tried a pack of Testamints.
—You have a T-shirt that says "GAP—God Answers Prayer."


INCLUDING:
Christian Conventions to Forced Conversions: Being Introduced to Jesus
Fanatical, Evangelical or Liturgical: Finding the Right Church
Fearless Leaders: Trusting the Ordained
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes: Fitting Into Your New Church Body
This Little Light Of Mine: Shining In Sunday School
Fun-Filled Friday Nights: Rocking As A Tween Or Teen In the Church Scene
Binges and Bibles: Walking the Narrow Way On Campus
First Base to Homerun: Dating [Christian Style]
Masturbation, Prozac and Bud Light: Discussing the Big Taboos
W.W.J.D., F.R.O.G., and D.O.G.: Finding Your Way in Christian Retail
Can I Get an Hallelujah!?: Reviving Yourself at a Revival
Left Behind, TBN and Mega-Churches: Following Jesus In the 21st Century

About the Author

Matthew Paul Turner is the former editor of CCM magazine, the nation’s leading Christian entertainment publication, and the former music and entertainment editor of Crosswalk.com, the largest online Christian website in the world. He has been interviewed by ABC News, Details magazine, Decision Today radio show, USA Today, The Washington Post and more.

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