When we describe church as the family of God, what we have in mind is a rosy holiday photo, yet too often what we get is more like shouting matches over who used up the hot water. Churches are full of differences, and differences can be difficult. They could be differences of personality or background, of opinion over political and social issues, or of preference about what church should be like. Yet unity in Christ, despite all these differences, is key to how a church shows off the glory of Christ, because easy love rarely shows off gospel power. So how can Christians navigate those relationships? How can they build genuine friendships that bridge across all the differences? Can they really love people at church who sometimes drive them crazy?
On Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 5 PM, Jamie Dunlop, will give the talk, “Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Gospel Tools for Pursuing Unity at Church” at Sunday Night Theology based on his latest book, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church. This SNT talk will examine wisdom from the closing chapters of the book of Romans—written to churches like ours that were full of differences—to examine practical gospel tools for loving people at church who, if we’re honest, sometimes drive us crazy. A Q&A will follow the lecture. This event is free and open to all. Childcare is provided
Dunlop will also preach from Malachi 3:13-4:6 during CCWC’s 10 AM service of corporate worship.
Jamie Dunlop serves as an associate pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. He is the coauthor (with Mark Dever) of The Compelling Community and author of Budgeting for a Healthy Church. Jamie and his wife Joan have three school-aged children and live on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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