How to Pick Up a Stripper and Other Acts of
Kindness by Todd and Erin Stevens is a provocative title, but it is
actually referring to a ministry that is in Nashville, Tennessee that helps
strippers to show them that God loves them, despite the choices they have made
in life.
Book
Description
“The starting and ending points for all outreach have to be
love. The most effective way to reach people for Jesus is through servant
evangelism—showing God’s love in practical ways. This type of outreach is what
Jesus modeled, is culturally relevant, and values people. The goal should be to
invite people to take the next step from where they are.
Friendship Community Church, led by
Pastor Todd Stevens, has experienced tremendous growth through acts of
kindness. The church’s most radical servant evangelism project is Nashville
Strip Church, founded by Erin Stevens. Erin’s life changed when God told her to
"go feed the strippers." With home-cooked meals and gift bags, Erin
shows dancers that God loves them. How to Pick Up a Stripper and Other Acts of
Kindnessincludes the story of a dancer who has come to know Christ,
left the strip club industry through Erin’s ministry, and is now serving with
Erin to reach other strippers.
Features include:
* Stories
from servant evangelism events, including Strip Church
* Ideas
for showing God’s love in practical ways
* Inspiration
to step out of your comfort zone to serve people”
– How to Pick Up a Stripper and Other Acts of Kindness
My Thoughts
How to Pick
Up a Stripper and Other Acts of Kindness is a book that I really enjoyed
reading because it shows that there are ministries out there that are truly
helping people that most of society doesn’t want to talk about or try to help.
This book doesn’t just focus on strippers though,
it is also helping the homeless, children with disabilities, and much more. The
overall message is that we can all be better servants and people in general, if
we slow down our pace, and listen to people who we encounter with respect and
love – not matter what we may originally perceive them to be.
Overall, I think that this book is an excellent
example of how to be a better Christian and/or person. I definitely recommend
it.
* Thank you
to the publisher of How to Pick Up a Stripper and Other Acts of Kindness, Thomas
Nelson as part of their Book Look
Bloggers program, for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All
opinions expressed are my own.
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