Book Review: Jesus Called - He Wants His Church Back by Ray Johnston

People make fun of so-called “cafeteria Christians,” but stereotypes come from somewhere. The 21^st century American Church comes in a huge variety of shapes and sizes. However, that sheer variety necessarily breeds a deviation from true Biblical faith. 

If you’re interested in exploring what Christianity really could – and should – be about, then take a look at Jesus Called – He Wants HisChurch Back: What Christians and the American Church Are Missing by Ray Johnston. Johnston is a pastor of a large church in California, and has a front row seat to everything he writes about in the book. 

The book is broken into three parts. In part one, "A World Without Jesus," Johnston outlines cultural shifts that have been eroding what could be considered a traditional faith. He points out the importance of a person’s worldview and how Christianity is up against some deceptively appealing worldviews. 

Part two, "A Christianity Without Jesus" goes on to explain what’s missing from a lot of Christians – namely Christ! – and how that manifests itself in the life of the church.

And finally, part three (which is 2/3 of the book), "Meet the Jesus Most People Miss," is where, Johnston goes into significant detail about what we are not doing, what we should be doing & why, and more importantly how we can fix it!

I’ve read my share of books on the modern church movement. This book does a great job of stripping off the fluff and getting back to Jesus’ message. I highly recommend it