ChurchRater is a combination of things: it’s ‘Yelp’ for churches where visitors can rate and discuss their experiences at church, but it’s also a social network for church goers and seekers, too, a place where people can dialog about their faith and their lives.

It’s my hope that more Christians would understand that not all atheists are anti-religion, just anti the bad stuff religious people do, and that we can all get along if we just maintain a healthy and friendly dialogue.

Tim

Matt Casper

It’s good of you to promote Jim’s book alongside your own Hemant. I think the combined effect of these books coming out around the same time will create positive buzz for you both.

Mike C. – I agree – very generous of Hemant and I do think the same thing-Both books create buzz for each other. In fact I’m already reccomending ISMSOE to pastors who want an honest look at what I call New Atheism or the Atheist Revival (apologies to my Atheist colleagues if that word sounds out of place – it’s a playful way to get Cs attention) Hemant articulates his perspective of Atheism warmly and insightfully. I anticipate that he will recieve a number or invitations to do the dialogical preaching thing he did with Pastor Tim

Siamang – once again thanks for your trust – I value it

A skeptical person might say he did so just to improve church marketing and thus bring more into the fold.

Knowing Jim from the Ebay Atheist discussion, I understand his mission as having more to do with the changing of the soul of Christianity than with the souls of individual atheists.

I like Jim’s idea of Christianity. It’s a mature look at faith, fellowship and our duties to each other.

The meaning of Christianity to Jim seems a lot deeper than getting people to sign up with a list of theological beliefs. Where many christian salespeople talk about the transformative power of faith, Jim instead is a man who lives a transformed life. It’s a much more powerful testimony than anything the salesmen can muster.