Being a Sanctuary: The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to Be Sacred, Soft, and Safe By Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez
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I enjoyed reading this book and I appreciate Pricelis heart for the Church She opens the book by expressing that the Body of Christ is in crisis Although the Body is in crisis Pricelis does not simply point to its faults and shortcomings Instead she calls the Body to be a sanctuary or as she describes it a place that people can call safe soft and sacred I liked that the book was divided into three sections In the first section Safe she emphasizes the importance of pausing and listening rather than pursuing fast growth and success Pausing helps us to hear God s voice clearly so that we can properly abide in his will She also calls Christians back to Jesus call to love one another whether they be our friend or our enemy Lastly in this section she addresses the need for unity rather than uniformity within the Church In the second section Soft she highlights compassion and the need to be trauma informed Christians In the final section Safe she discusses the need for justice in Christian circles She explains that all Christians are called to pursue justice even if they are not directly impacted by injustice Overall I enjoyed this book and the way in which Pricelis weaves in her own story of faith and dealing with Church trauma to communicate her message I think that this book can be a good starting point for Christians wanting to find a way forward after witnessing or experiencing scandals sin injustices trauma and other issues in the Church 9781493447961 I still remember sitting in a small room opposite two Elders in my congregation of Jehovah s Witnesses the church in which I grew up This would be a short meeting that would change my life Devastate it really Until then I d been actively engaged in the church and had been sharing messages preaching really since the age of eight However this meeting would determine that I was gay unacceptable as a JW and I would be banned from all church activities and from associating from the children and families I d grown to love While this would be dramatic enough the truth is it was only part of the story It would take me years to figure out that I am not in fact gay I am a childhood sexual abuse survivor who grew up in a church that has a long history of sweeping such reports under the rug There was nothing wrong with me It was them It was always them This wasn t the first time I d experienced a shattering of the safety that once expects in a church family It would not be the last I would have a similar experience for different reasons with the Vineyard Christian Fellowship and once again would be told to leave I thought about these experiences often while reading Pricelis Perreaux Dominguez s Being a Sanctuary The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to be Sacred Soft and Safe If we re being honest it s no longer surprising to hear of church scandals people leaving the church and a garden variety of abuses Nearly all major denominations are experiencing declines in membership and at times it feels like politics has taken a precedent over prayer and people Perreaux Dominguez poses a question that is simultaneously simple yet complex What does it mean to be the Body of Christ in a healthy and holy way Can we get back to being the Church that we were intended to be Perreaux Dominguez shares both personal testimony and her deep wisdom to take us on an honest biblical and contemplative journey as she both speaks honestly about the current state of the church and offers us a hope filled path forward Perreau Dominguez herself has experienced abuse trauma and racism within church walls That gives Being a Sanctuary a personal relevance and emotional resonance that reverberates often She focuses on three aspects of God s vision for the church that it would be sacred Bible based soft trauma informed and safe justice centered There s a good chance you will finish Being a Sanctuary thinking to yourself that if feels rather fundamental Indeed it does Yet in some ways that feels like exactly what s missing We ve gotten away from the fundamentals of what it means to be the church and what it means to truly belong to one another With each section Perreaux Dominguez utilizes biblical teaching practical instruction personal testimony and wise companionship to offer a step forward Being a Sanctuary is incredibly practical however it s also very mindful and constantly offers opportunities for introspection self reflection and personal healing She looks at what it means to be sanctuary and then how we can passionately pursue it through repentance pursuing sanctification showing and sharing Christ s compassion healing injustices big and small choosing unity rather than uniformity and active advocacy Being a Sanctuary is inclusive in its teachings I was touched that Perreaux Dominguez references disability than once trust me a rarity and challenges all of us to do what we can to become the radicals we were meant to be by returning to being a church that is sacred soft and safe As someone who so seldom feels safe there were times I found myself mumbling I want this church as I read Being a Sanctuary Yet I also found myself wanting to actually be that church One of my personal meditations as I was reading became I want to be the safety that I needed most For those who ve experienced church related trauma Being a Sanctuary is a nurturing reminder that we re called to a better way With wisdom softness and holy wisdom Perreaux Dominguez invites us on a journey toward getting there 9781493447961
| Being a Sanctuary: The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to Be Sacred, Soft, and Safe By Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez |
| 1493447963 |
| 9781493447961 |
| English |
| 224 |
| Kindle Edition |
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