Foolish Church: Messy Raw Real and Making Room

Messy raw and real arent the words most of us use when we say whats good about our churches. But what if they were? Author Lee Schott found out serving a beautiful church inside the Iowa womens prison. A lifelong church person she discovered more church and greater faithfulness in this most unlikely setting with room for people the church has often overlooked. She shares the lessons she has learned there with the hope that church leaders outside of prison might be inspired equipped and encouraged to loosen the fetters that keep our churches so closed off. Well explore church characterized by honest relationship protection of the vulnerable radical welcome and healthy boundaries. Practical application for the local church context and discussion questions for group study are included throughout.