Life Out Loud: Joining Jesus Outside the Walls of the Church

Rowland Smith

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Does your faith feel stagnant, lifeless, or boring?  Do you long for a more meaningful expression of following Jesus?

In Life Out Loud, Rowland Smith describes his own journey as a gifted worship leader and pastor who had grown bored with the incomplete and unsatisfying rhythm of religion his church experience offered. Rowland discovered an exciting life of following Jesus beyond the walls of the church, joining in God’s mission in everyday places with everyday people. Soundly framed by practical theology, personal reflection, and experiential knowledge, Rowland charts a course we can all walk, and invites you to discover an adventurous life of faith—your own life out loud.

 

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If you want to better understand what it looks like to engage God’s redemptive mission in the places you live, work, and play, then read this book.”
—Brad Brisco, author of ReThink: 9 Paradigm Shifts for Activating the Church, and co-author of Next Door as It Is in Heaven and Missional Essentials

“Reminded me, on every page, of Jesus.”
—Brian Sanders, executive director, Tampa Underground Network

“Full of practical wisdom and missional insights gained through daring to follow Jesus into the spaces and places where God calls us…a wonderful example of what it means to be a vulnerable, winsome, honest and loving leader.”
—Alan and Debra Hirsch, missional leaders; authors and speakers

“A breath of fresh air for those who intuitively know that there is more to the Christian life than simply ‘going to church.’”
—Dr. Mark Hopkins, director of MA in Global Leadership and the Doctor of Missiology, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary

“A great guidebook for moving from mere motion to true meaning.”
—Thomas Thompson, senior pastor, Pulpit Rock Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado

“A compelling collection of personal stories and practical insights gained on Rowland’s courageous journey outside the walls of Sunday-centered spirituality.”
—Jon Ritner, lead pastor, Ecclesia Hollywood

“Both inspiring and convicting.” This is going to shape hearts, minds, and paradigms. I dare you to read this!”
—Alan Briggs, leadership coach; pastor; author of Everyone’s a Genius and Staying Is the New Going

“For those wanting to live as viral kingdom agents, Rowland has given us a very usable practitioner’s guide. Life Out Loud both touches and strums our heartstrings: it not only taps into our aspiration to live a life that matters, it gives us some clear ways to do it!”
—Reggie McNeal, author of Kingdom Come and Kingdom Collaborators

“Are you bored, stuck, or stalled in your faith? Do yourself a favor and pick this book up. You will be captivated and caught up into living a louder life.”
—Ryan Hairston, national director, Forge America

“A refreshing read that lightens the religious load while anchoring you to the weight and depth of gospel living. If the ‘church’ is truly the people of God, then this book will guide you outside the church…for the sake of the church.”
—Hugh Halter, author of Flesh and co-author of The Tangible Kingdom

“In Compassion’s work to inspire Christ-followers to live out holistic mission, we regularly sense and see a craving among Christ-followers in North America for a faith that is deeper and wider than simply consuming a once-weekly Sunday service experience. Life Out Loud speaks directly to that yearning, boldly inviting Christ-followers to stop ‘warming the pews’ and instead proclaim and demonstrate the kingdom with our whole life. It is a challenging and important message that I am confident will invigorate and inspire many to a renewed way of living.”
—Allison Alley, president-elect, Compassion Canada

“In Life Out Loud, Rowland gets beyond cliché to clarity by challenging long-held assumptions of what it means to be Christian, human, fashioned in the imago Dei. Readers will find this disruptive book soundly framed by practical theology, personal reflection, and experiential knowledge…just the right blend of dirt and divine.”
—Dr. Mark DeYmaz, founder, Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas; co-founder, Mosaix Global Network; author of Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community

“In missional literature there tends to be either theorist or practitioner. Every once in a while you read something with both. Rowland’s book is just such a rarity. Read it to learn. Read it to grow. Read it to do.”
—Eric Sandras, PhD, author of Buck Naked Faith and When the Sky Is Falling

“One of the great challenges for the church today is to move from a consumer to missional DNA, from attractional services to personal transformation. I’m grateful for Rowland and his call for us to become a relational family who love God and others, always living on mission.”
—Dr. John Sowers, co-founder and president of The Mentoring Project; author of The Heroic Path