Kara E. Powell

Taking the Heath brother's work in "Made to Stick" on marketing and trying to apply it to discipleship isn't the best idea. Not only are marketing and discipleship different in their purpose and outcome, but it also shows the general evangelical penchant to take popular ideas and catechize them into something churchy.

So although the book starts with an incorrect premise, it builds on this with an illogical approach to discipleship. Our kids our leaving church and not coming back....so do show more more of what we are doing now.....it will work better, somehow. This has not relation to the marketing ideas of "Made to Stick" and appears to contradict the hard research done by Barna in "UnChristian." There is plenty of evidence that shows the reason people are leaving evangelical churches is because they are shallow and vapid. Piling on the entertainment and telling people that their life will be better by coming to church WITHOUT linking their faith to Jesus's work on the cross (the authors of this book studiously avoid discussing what they mean by "faith" and any mention of the cross being central to why people are in church in the first place) is a recipe for failure.

So nice packaging, but poor scholarship in the content, plus, trying to rip off a successful book's title to make the material seem more relevant or authoritative equals a big fail for "Sticky Faith." Honestly, what they describe as "faith" and what they want to stick is not anything I'd be interested in or want my daughter to be connected to as the foundation for her church attendance. show less

An interesting book that details ways to focus more on youth and diversity at church. I strongly disagree with talking to public schools, as church and state should be separate. Churches also can lose their tax exempt status if they get into politics. Other than that, I was impressed with this book and how they want more youth. Most churches are full of seniors, and churches need to expand or they will vanish.

I found this thought-provoking at times, but very US culture specific. Something about the style in which it was written meant that I didn't enjoy the reading experience.

An excellent companion for Christian youths undertaking a service project or mission trip. The journal guides students through exercises and reflections to be used before, during, and after the service initiative. The book’s compact size and light weight make it easy to take along on trips. The journal may be used for daylong projects or trips of long duration. The authors’ intent is to push students to think beyond short-term service to consider underlying social justice issues. show more Exercises in the volume encourage youths to move from merely undertaking periodic service projects to living a life of compassion devoted to obtaining justice for all of humanity. The journal has an explicit Christian orientation, making it inappropriate for those of other faiths or from secular groups. Recommended for service leaders who want to adapt the exercises in the journal to non-Christian groups is the Sticky Faith Service Guide by the same authors. Both the guide and student journal will help leaders and students move beyond feel-good outings to living a life of service. show less