Christ Church Bromley

What's your relationship like? Are you aimlessly dating without being ready for commitment? Or are you in a real relationship - meaningful, passionate, and (most tellingly of all) committed? Joshua Harris is, of course, talking about the local church.

His latest book, Stop Dating the Church, can be summed up in two words - brilliant and short. It lays down the challenge that ‘loving Jesus Christ involves a passionate commitment to His church' in a way that is can't-put-this-down-even-to-read-Harry-Potter readable and deeply thought provoking. My particular highlights were the chapters on the ‘ten things to look for in a good church' and on ‘getting more from Sunday', but every chapter is an absolute gem. All of that and it only takes a couple of train journeys to read! Buy it, read it and prepare to ‘fall in love with the family of God'.