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Here are a few differences between fans and followers from our story in john 6. With frankness sprinkled with humor, idleman invites you to live the way jesus lived, love the way he loved, pray the way he prayed, and never give up living for the one who gave his all for you. Becoming a completely committed follower of jesus by. Jesus commands his followers to take up their crosses daily. The followers journal is a companion resource to the not a fan small group study. You can get people to like your page for anywhere from 50 cents to 5 dollars per follower on average. Craig groeschel, senior pastor of are you a fan or a follower. One of the symptoms of a fan is that you think you are a follower, pastor kyle idleman shared with the christian post. Christine caine, founder of the a21 campaign and author of. Coming from a family where i could have taken christian as a. That survey says more americans see themselves as fans of jesus rather than followers 75 percent.

Coming from a family where i could have taken christian as a nominal inheritance but didnt want to i was very interested in this book. Profiles can follow pages, but pages are limited in what they can do. The fan relationship is much like the follower relationship, with a few key differences. While followerfan is the books primary metaphor, idleman also relies on words, phrases and concepts related to teenage romance. Study participants are encouraged to have their own copy of the journal.

Fans want to be close enough to jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires sacrifice. Based on dozens of interviews with the artists pioneering new approaches to production, marketing, promotion, collaboration, and distribution, it presents strategies that work in a straightforward, jargonfree way. You can admire jesuseven enthusiasticallyand still not follow him. We are not to be fans of jesus but we are to be followers. The followers is a brilliant book and left me thinking about the story and characters for a long time afterwards.

Conversely, only 48 percent of buddhists, 50 percent of hindu, said the same. The theme for this years was not a fan based on this book. Not a fan is a christian living book arguing that jesus isnt interested in fans, but in followers. Hes now challenging us all to be not just fans, but completely committed followers. Fans are in it for them, followers are in it for god. This not a fan journal is the participants guide to the series. The dictionary defines a fan as an enthusiastic admirer. For one thing, its not a relationship between two profiles. Not a fan is a book that every christian should read and regularly reread. I started to read the manuscript and could not stop until i finished. Not a fan calls you to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple. Instead, well be targeting a cost per new follower well below 5 cents.