When you think of a Christian pastor, you probably donâ€™t envision a tattooed thirty-something who wears a motorcycle jacket, listens to hip-hop music, references The Walking Dead and

Own The Moment

When you think of a Christian pastor, you probably donâ€™t envision a tattooed thirty-something who wears a motorcycle jacket, listens to hip-hop music, references The Walking Dead and Black Lives Matter in his sermons, and every Sunday draws a standing-room only crowd to a venue normally used for rock concertsâ€”in godless New York City, no less.

But then you clearly have never met Carl Lentz.

As lead pastor of the first United States branch of global megachurch Hillsong, the former college basketball player is on a mission to make Christianity accessible in the 21st century. In Own The Moment, he shares the unlikely and inspiring story of how he went from being an average teenager who couldnâ€™t care less about church to leading one of the countryâ€™s fastest-growing congregationsâ€”how one day he is trying to convince a Virginia Beach 7-Eleven clerk to attend his service, and just a few years later he is baptizing a global music icon in an NBA playerâ€™s Manhattan bathtub.

Amid such candid personal tales, Lentz also offers illuminating readings of Bible passages and practical tips on how to live as a person of faith in an increasingly materialistic world. How do you maintain your valuesâ€”and pass them onto your childrenâ€”in a society that worships money and sex and fame? How do you embrace your flaws in this Instagram era that exalts the appearance of perfection? How do you forget about â€œliving the dreamâ€ and learn to embrace the beauty of your reality?

These are just a few of the many important questions Lentz answers in Own The Momentâ€”a powerful book that redefines not just Christianity but spirituality as a whole.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781501177002
ReleaseDate 2017-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501177002

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781501177002
ReleaseDate	2017-10-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501177002

Own The Moment

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