What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian? New Edition with Study Guide: A Guide to What Matters Most

Pastor and author Martin Thielen has compiled a list of ten things people need to believe and ten things they dont in order to be a Christian. This lively and engaging book will be a help to seekers as well as a comfort to believers who may find themselves questioning some of the assumptions they grew up with. With an accessible storytelling style thats grounded in solid biblical scholarship Thielen shows how Christians dont need to believe that sinners will be left behind to burn in hell or that its heresy to believe in evolution. And while we must always take the Bible seriously we dont always have to take it literally. At the same time Christians do need to believe in Jesus--his life his teachings his death and resurrection and his vision for the world. A great benefit of those beliefs is that they provide promising answers to lifes most profound questions including: Where is God? What matters most? What brings fulfillment? What about suffering? Is there hope? Thielen articulates centrist mainline Christianity in a way thats fresh and easy to understand and offers authentic Christian insights that speak to our deepest needs. This new edition includes a leaders guide previously only available online and a new introduction from the author that reflects on the books reception. The leaders guide features unique and easily implemented aids for carrying out a seven-week congregation-wide initiative that will help local churches reach out to their communities. More information is available at thielen.wjkbooks.com.