Where Are All the Brothers?: Straight Answers to Men's Questions about the Church

Where Are All the Brothers?: Straight Answers to Men's Questions about the Church
by Eric C. Redmond

Where Are All the Brothers?: Straight Answers to Men's Questions about the Church
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Author: Eric C. Redmond
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-31
ISBN: 1433501783
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Crossway Books

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Book Review: Great apologetic for the diminshing Y chromosomes in the church
Summary: 4 Stars

While the book is written almost like a tract - something to give to someone to convince them of something - I found it worthwhile to read as a future pastor who will have to wrestle with the diminishing number of "Y" chromosomes in the church. Redmond has given me, and all of us, some very good, solid, reasoned answers to a number of questions that can keep men from fully engaging in our churches; not to mention just showing up.

Good: I found this book not only informative and challenging, but extremely easy to read. Redmond begins with a basic plea for readers to give just 10 minutes a day for 9 days, and that is an adequate amount of time to cover this book. If you were to give it to somebody you were trying to persuade to come to church, any church, then that is a reasonable request, and could easily get through the book. If that is your reason for reading the book, make sure you follow it up with some good conversations regarding each chapter.

Not-so-Good: While I don't want to be nit-picky, I am not a big fan of reading books that overly dialogical. However, I think for what Redmond was trying to do, I don't know how you could have written it any other way. Its meant to be used as a resource to give to men you have friendships with over concerns regarding church involvement. The dialogical nature works for this purpose.

Highlights/Quotes: By far, Redmond does a great job all around. I think his chapters dealing with the allure of Islam for men, and the all time favorite, "Doesn't the church just want my money?" are his most insightful contributions to the issue.

I would say that if this is a concern for you, either in current church praxis or because of friendships you have where this is an issue, then Redmond's book is a great resource, well worth having. If your interest level is more on the intellectual, sociological plane, then this may be a book worth checking out, though it will not give you the detailed background and academic breadth you're probably searching for.

Summary of Where Are All the Brothers?: Straight Answers to Men's Questions about the Church

In this unique book, Pastor Eric Redmond confronts the important question of "Where are the black men in the African-American church?" with a candid approach that combines wisdom with a conversational tone.

Instead of side-stepping issues, Redmond converses with readers about some of their reasons for not going to church-the church seems geared toward women, the preacher is just an ordinary man, Islam appears to offer more for the black man, organized religion is not necessary, churches are just after your money-and approaches their skepticism with respect but also with corrective truth. On these and other topics, Where Are All the Brothers? speaks about the things that men think about in private or discuss at the barbershop when it comes to church and religion, challenging them to reexamine their long-held assumptions.

Redmond, who has used this material in a variety of settings with great success, also gives eight things to look for when considering a good church so that readers can find a healthy, biblical church home. And it's all in this unintimidating book that can easily be read in ten minutes a day.

"With trained head and tender heart the author enters the domain of the reader just as a physician enters the examining room. He responds to disturbing questions by giving biblical and practical prescriptions for help and healing."
Sheila M. Bailey, President, E. K. Bailey Ministries, Dallas

"I don't believe anyone could read this book without being compellingly affected. If you miss any other book this year, don't miss this one."
Paige Patterson, President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth

"Redmond gingerly affirms the black man while taking biblical truths to dispel myths surrounding the church. Men, keep this evangelistic tool in your pocket!"
Monique Robinson, Pastor of Women's Discipleship, Faithful Central Bible Church, Inglewood, California; author of Longing for Daddy

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