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Eric Bryant, who once tried to be a stand up comic and didn\u2019t make it, is a comedic writer\u2026 this book is filled with funny and witty stories and lines. But Peppermint-Filled Pinatas<\/i> \u2014 his attempt to be cheap once for a birthday party \u2014 is anchored in ministries. Ministries that are at their very heart a missional work to cross ethnic and cultural boundary lines in order to draw people to God.<\/p>\n

\nHere are his major ideas: people matter the most and that means:<\/p>\n

1. Getting off the couch to make friends
2. Partying as a way of expanding our influence
3. Finding a common cause to create community<\/p>\n

Love is the new apologetic and that means:<\/p>\n

4. Proving that God is real through civil behaviors
5. Seeing past stereotypes
6. Reaching across the ideological divide
7. Engaging others in a post-sexual revolution world
8. Building relationships with the religious<\/p>\n

This is a very good book. It is not accusatory, so don\u2019t worry that he\u2019ll make you feel guilty. Nor is it agenda-driven \u2014 it\u2019s a pastor\u2019s advice on how to carry on a ministry in a world that is becoming increasingly diverse, and how to enjoy yourself doing it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"