Church In a Blues Bar: Listening to Hear, by Allan Dayhoff
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Church In a Blues Bar: Listening to Hear, by Allan Dayhoff
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Allan Dayhoff, D.Min., the Founder and Executive Director of Evangelize Today, writes about his life experiences and his path to evangelism. He presents a new approach to teaching evangelism that offers participants the opportunity to reflect on their own conversion process and to apply their new insights. The book provides "a perspective that might actually set some folks free to love, free to say, 'Tell me more'” (Dr. David B. Wallover, Senior Pastor, Harvest Presbyterian Church (PCA), Medina, OH). "Al's story is earthy and redemptive. He invites you to "listen to hear" in a way that is refreshing. I invite you to listen to those around you, but first listen to Al" (Dr. Tom Wood, President of CMM, Inc., Atlanta).
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- Published on: 2015-03-15
- Released on: 2015-03-15
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Inspiring call to evangelism in a post-Christian world By Tony Lombardo “Church in a Blues Bar” by Allan Dayhoff is a fascinating, inspiring, and wise look at evangelism in our 21st century post-Christian world. Dayhoff tells the story of his shift from being a mega-church pastor to the local “parish priest” of a local blues bar. Dayhoff, whose heart is clearly wired for evangelism and outreach, found himself buried underneath the nagging concerns of managing the machinery of the church, pulling him off of his real passion for ministering to the lost.Dayhoff found solace and refuge in the dark anonymity of a local blues bar, where he would hang out on Sunday evenings. His heart came alive as he got to know the diverse denizens of the place, entering into their stories, pain, and even in some cases, outright hostility toward his status as a “pastor” and all that his calling symbolizes.“Church in a Blues Bar” contains many of the lessons Dayhoff has learned from actually engaging the unchurched and de-churched on their own turf, and I have to say, I was richly blessed reading it, inspired, and encouraged in my own friendships with those who don’t share my Christian viewpoint.The subtitle of the book is “listening to hear,” which Dayhoff contrasts with “listening to reply.” Most of us listen to reply—we are too puffed up with our own knowledge, fears, and insecurities that we often don’t hear the heart of the person with whom we are in conversation.I was privileged to meet the author at a coffee event, and I can personally attest to his evident spiritual gift of what I would simply call “deep listening,” a kind of listening that hears the question behind the question and touches the heart of the person behind their words. This is an incredible gift that is a part of the gift of evangelism, and I would commend this book if for no other reason than to see how a gifted evangelist engages others, that we might learn and sharpen our own listening abilities.The questions Dayhoff would have us ask of our unchurched friends are questions every image-bearer of God asks: (1) Where do you believe the world came from? (2) What do you believe about God? (3) What do you believe about Jesus Christ? (4) What do you believe about life after death? (5) If you could ask God one question, what would it be?And when we ask these questions, we shut up and listen. We seek to hear the person behind the responses.Dayhoff makes a number of profound points (get the book!), one of which is the common ground of suffering that believers share with unbelievers that provides a “bridge” of sorts by which to enter into meaningful spiritual dialogue. Dayhoff says the primary question unbelievers are asking is: “If your God is so great, why is my life so hard?” While the discipline of apologetics plays a role here, it doesn’t hold a candle to the ministry of lifting up our own hurts before the Lord, acknowledging before God and others (even unbelievers) that we don’t have all the answers either, yet sharing the real hope in Christ that is available even in the midst of pain and the absence of certainty.Dayhoff also inspires in his call to exit the safe and predictable confines of the church “bubble” and enter into “outposts” where the unchurched actually live, and to do so in a dependence upon God with a learner’s orientation. In this way, evangelism becomes a part of one’s own discipleship journey, as we find ourselves in Kingdom adventures that are risky and may fail. Yet, we can even celebrate these “failures” because God’s purposes can’t be thwarted by our own ineptitude and the Lord teaches us much through failures.The only thing missing from this wonderful book was a discussion of the role of Romans 1 in Dayhoff’s approach. In other words, if the unbeliever’s fundamental problem is the rebellious suppression of the knowledge of God, how does this reality get integrated into Dayhoff’s emphasis on human beings as image-bearers who can never evade the fingerprints of the Creator on their souls? Would have loved to have seen a chapter on this issue.All in all, take and read this wonderful book, be inspired, and ask the Lord to stoke the fires of your own heart for those different from you. May we die to our own triumphalism, acknowledge we are cracked pots, and reach out with the grace of God that is present in and through our own brokenness and pain to a hurting and weary world. Be encouraged—God is present and already at work in your own “blues bar” to His glory!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. With honesty and humility a veteran pastor shares his personal ... By m wellman With honesty and humility a veteran pastor shares his personal journey from traditional church ministry to vibrant evangelism in an unlikely venue.Along the way he rediscovers Jesus' own way of Evangelism through engaging in real relationship, listening to hear, seeing the suffering, and authentic community.The idea of a "church in a blues bar" might sound a bit outrageous, at least until we remember that Jesus' biggest critics complained that he was a "Friend of Sinners."Reading this book might give you new hope for the possibilities of sharing The Gospel in a post-Christian Era At least it did that for me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I loved Al's heart warming By carenp I loved Al's heart warming, true life stories. I could relate to the struggles of sharing a faith in an area where so many are agnostic at best. Dancing with Heathens may be another title. Listening is indeed a skill most never achieve and evangelists, especially, truly need but Mr. Dayhoff gained his skill in a very unique way. His book inspires me greatly.
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