{"product_id":"9781611648256","title":"A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the open chairs there isn't room for you. The rejection stings. It leaves a mark. Yet this is exactly what the church has been saying to far too many people for far too long: \"You're not welcome here. Find someplace else to sit.\" How can we extend unconditional welcome and acceptance in a world increasingly marked by bigotry, fear, and exclusion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastor John Pavlovitz invites readers to join him on the journey to find--or build--a church that is big enough for everyone. He speaks clearly into the heart of the issues the Christian community has been earnestly wrestling with: LGBT inclusion, gender equality, racial tensions, and global concerns.  \u003ci\u003eA Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, Hopeful Spiritual Community\u003c\/i\u003e asks if organized Christianity can find a new way of faithfully continuing the work Jesus began two thousand years ago, where everyone gets a seat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePavlovitz shares moving personal stories and his careful observations as a pastor to set the table for a new, more loving conversation on these and other important matters of faith. He invites us to build the bigger table Jesus imagined, practicing radical hospitality, total authenticity, messy diversity, and agenda-free community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Presbyterian Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129986662640,"sku":"9781611648256","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611648256_p0.jpg?v=1763841820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611648256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}