Why Do We Feel Lonely at Church?
Replacing Loneliness with a Biblical Vision of Belonging
Living in an individualistic culture in the middle of what has been labeled a loneliness epidemic, even many Christians end up struggling with social isolation and loneliness. In this video, Jeremy Linneman, author of Why Do We Feel Lonely at Church?, takes time to explain why this matters to him as both a believer and a pastor, considering the implications for us as relational beings and offering suggestions for how we might build spiritual communities for ourselves to help combat our growing loneliness.
TGC Hard Questions is a series of short booklets that seek to answer common but difficult questions people ask about Christianity. The series serves the church by providing tools that answer people’s deep longings for community, their concerns about biblical ethics, and their doubts about confessional faith.
Why Do We Feel Lonely at Church? addresses the loneliness epidemic facing the church, encourages readers to pursue a life of fellowship, and urges church leaders to cultivate communities that reflect Jesus’s mission, ministry, and care.
“This is like a heartfelt devotional with a call to respond. Jeremy Linneman gives us researched help for understanding why we’re often so lonely. Then he suggests practical steps for the hard but rewarding work of community building. Embedded with rich theology and the sure promises of God, these pages challenge us to practice and experience how we belong to God and to each other.”
—Tasha Chapman, Professor of Educational Ministries, Covenant Theological Seminary; coauthor, The Politics of Ministry and Resilient Ministry
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