"I Will Not Leave Jesus - But I'm Done with the Church"

Here is an audio clip of John Piper addressing the question of whether a Christian can love Jesus and "be done with the local church." Perhaps you know someone or are someone who has felt hurt by the church, or someone who just doesn't like the idea of a local church, and it is keeping them from being in a local church. This audio is a helpful place to start.

Here are some good books on the subject while I'm at it:

• The Compelling Community by Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop
• Church Membership by Jonathan Leeman
• Stop Dating the Church by Josh Harris
• Why We Love the Church by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Cluck