Pure Scum by Mike Sares
An exhilarating faith life is a tricky business. But ask anyone who's sought after it--from the founders and members of Scum of the Earth Church in Denver to the apostle Paul, from whose letters the church took its name--and they'll tell you it's worth it. In Pure Scum Mike Sares, pastor of Scum of the Earth, takes us along a faith journey, telling the story of how a pretty normal, middle-aged guy met and became friends with Reese Roper and other members of the band, Five Iron Frenzy, and got hoodwinked by FIF and the Holy Spirit into pastoring of a vibrant church full of artists and skater punks. For anyone--pastor, church leader or plain old Christian--who wants to share the amazing grace of God with the left-out and the right-brained, Mike's story will show you what this kind of exhilaration looks like, and more importantly, what it costs. It's a tricky business, but it's worth every step and misstep.
Sares, Mike: - When the band Five Iron Frenzy started a Bible study, little did they know it would morph into a unique church led by pastor Mike Sares. Before he was hoodwinked by the Holy Spirit into working at Scum, Sares served in many roles, including young adult and singles pastor, advertising account executive, salesman, steelworker and high school English teacher. He's been pursuing an M.Div. from Denver Seminary for over a decade now. Sares' denominationally varied pedigree began with growing up Greek Orthodox (very Greek Orthodox). When his dad remarried he began attending a Presbyterian church every other week and came to Christ through the para-church organization Young Life. He spent eight years in a charismatic church, sent his children into a Lutheran School for a time, was on staff at a Presbyterian Church (PCUSA). He's ordained in a small fellowship of churches called The Alliance for Renewal Churches, headquartered in Mansfield Ohio. Sares brings his eclectic experience to bear as the senior pastor of an eclectic congregation of artists, punks, skaters, ravers, homeless people and other outcasts at Scum of the Earth Church in Denver, Colorado. To find out more, check out their website at scumoftheearth.net.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780830836291 |
| ISBN 10 | 0830836292 |
| Title | Pure Scum |
| Author | Mike Sares |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
| Year published | 2010-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 172 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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