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# Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age

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Review: Timely - Scott McKnight in the foreward writes: "There’s a theology behind what Jay Kim very helpfully calls Analog Church, and it’s the incarnation. God became one of us." There are three parts to this book, worship, community, and Scripture. Through out this work Jay Y. Kim establishes the need for the Church to be incarnational in all three areas. He points out that in our digital world the Church has frequently "adapted and acquiesced to the prevailing culture." In our rush to relevance we have have lost sight of the need to be steadfast and have unquestionably brought the technology of Silicon Valley into the Church without considering the consequences of such. Jay writes: "Our unchecked pursuit of relevance isn’t only affecting the way we gather to worship. It’s also changing our understanding of what it means to be a community. As more and more churches push headlong into online spaces, people are being asked not only to communicate but also to commune on digital platforms. The Bible, too, is being affected by the digital age, as we turn the grand narrative of Scripture into a series of easily digestible, bite-sized tidbits for personal encouragement and self-help– style motivation. We’re changing the church experience from an extended meal at a dining table into a truncated series of tweets, and we’re losing our aptitude for nuance, generosity, and engagement." The responsiblity of the Church is engage and witness and digital technology may assist us in that, but it cannot take the place of human contact. We as the Church have been most effective when has lived and presented the counter culture of the gospel message and when we point to transcedence. Christianity overtook the Roman Empire in what Jay Kim refers to as the Analog Church. In its transcendent message it was relevant and challenged the dominant culture. It is to this we must return as Christianity's message is relevant to the needs and longings of humanity. In the last chapter Jay Kim writes about the Meal at the center of history, ". . . Jesus ate with people who had no business eating with him. And in doing so, even before his final meal, he redefined what it means to be the people of God around himself. He made a way for everyone— Jews and Gentiles— to belong. This is why eating and drinking this meal still matters: because in doing so, we are eating and drinking our way back into an awareness of our place at God’s table. Slowly but surely, we recognize that we are feasting with family, dining among a people to whom we eternally belong. I don’t mean that this meal is some sort of golden ticket for salvation. But I also do not mean that it’s just an optional, helpful practice. It’s not. It’s an undeniable and irresistible invitation to all those who belong to the body of Christ." This is a book that needed to be written, and I highly recommend it.. My prayer is that it will read by many in the Church.
Review: Must read for ministry leaders - I’m reading this book at home, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Before today I would have said going to church online was a convenient way to stay connected when travel or work make Sunday mornings hard to get to. Now that online Church has been my only option for nearly a month I know it is Not. The. Same. But it was hard to put my finger on why...or put words to exactly what I was missing. This book gives language for that, and casts a vision for the best way we can all experience Church as it was meant to be. I love how this book is NOT about how to be relevant digitally- it’s about how the church can be relevant for people. I really appreciate how balanced and realistic this book is, it’s not saying “technology is bad” it’s all about thoughtfully considering what you’re actually trying to do and the best role technology could play. A must read for anyone considering a strategy for digital in their ministries OR making sense of what the church means to them. Highly recommend.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #576,524 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #289 in Social Aspects of Technology #670 in Ritual Religious Practices #1,491 in Christian Pastoral Resources (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (218) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 083084158X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0830841585 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 216 pages |
| Publication date  | March 31, 2020 |
| Publisher  | IVP |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Timely
*by D***N on April 12, 2020*

Scott McKnight in the foreward writes: "There’s a theology behind what Jay Kim very helpfully calls Analog Church, and it’s the incarnation. God became one of us." There are three parts to this book, worship, community, and Scripture. Through out this work Jay Y. Kim establishes the need for the Church to be incarnational in all three areas. He points out that in our digital world the Church has frequently "adapted and acquiesced to the prevailing culture." In our rush to relevance we have have lost sight of the need to be steadfast and have unquestionably brought the technology of Silicon Valley into the Church without considering the consequences of such. Jay writes: "Our unchecked pursuit of relevance isn’t only affecting the way we gather to worship. It’s also changing our understanding of what it means to be a community. As more and more churches push headlong into online spaces, people are being asked not only to communicate but also to commune on digital platforms. The Bible, too, is being affected by the digital age, as we turn the grand narrative of Scripture into a series of easily digestible, bite-sized tidbits for personal encouragement and self-help– style motivation. We’re changing the church experience from an extended meal at a dining table into a truncated series of tweets, and we’re losing our aptitude for nuance, generosity, and engagement." The responsiblity of the Church is engage and witness and digital technology may assist us in that, but it cannot take the place of human contact. We as the Church have been most effective when has lived and presented the counter culture of the gospel message and when we point to transcedence. Christianity overtook the Roman Empire in what Jay Kim refers to as the Analog Church. In its transcendent message it was relevant and challenged the dominant culture. It is to this we must return as Christianity's message is relevant to the needs and longings of humanity. In the last chapter Jay Kim writes about the Meal at the center of history, ". . . Jesus ate with people who had no business eating with him. And in doing so, even before his final meal, he redefined what it means to be the people of God around himself. He made a way for everyone— Jews and Gentiles— to belong. This is why eating and drinking this meal still matters: because in doing so, we are eating and drinking our way back into an awareness of our place at God’s table. Slowly but surely, we recognize that we are feasting with family, dining among a people to whom we eternally belong. I don’t mean that this meal is some sort of golden ticket for salvation. But I also do not mean that it’s just an optional, helpful practice. It’s not. It’s an undeniable and irresistible invitation to all those who belong to the body of Christ." This is a book that needed to be written, and I highly recommend it.. My prayer is that it will read by many in the Church.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read for ministry leaders
*by L***Y on March 31, 2020*

I’m reading this book at home, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Before today I would have said going to church online was a convenient way to stay connected when travel or work make Sunday mornings hard to get to. Now that online Church has been my only option for nearly a month I know it is Not. The. Same. But it was hard to put my finger on why...or put words to exactly what I was missing. This book gives language for that, and casts a vision for the best way we can all experience Church as it was meant to be. I love how this book is NOT about how to be relevant digitally- it’s about how the church can be relevant for people. I really appreciate how balanced and realistic this book is, it’s not saying “technology is bad” it’s all about thoughtfully considering what you’re actually trying to do and the best role technology could play. A must read for anyone considering a strategy for digital in their ministries OR making sense of what the church means to them. Highly recommend.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good thought provoker
*by K***1 on July 10, 2021*

It was hard to get into the book as the tone seemed pretty negative and seemed to be pointing lots of fingers. Tho that is the nature of this type of book, so if you can get over that and use it for reflection and processing its worth the read for sure. Has nice reflection questions as well.

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