Leaving the Building, Keeping the Faith

What happens when you leave the church building—but refuse to leave Jesus?

For countless believers, faith did not die when they walked away from institutional Christianity. It finally began to breathe. Leaving the Building, Keeping the Faith is written for those who still love Christ deeply, yet could no longer survive inside systems that confused obedience with conformity, devotion with performance, and community with control.

This book speaks to the weary believer who stayed too long out of loyalty. To the questioning disciple who was told doubt was danger. To the faithful servant who burned out trying to meet expectations God never set. And to those who stepped away—not to rebel, but to heal, to listen, and to follow Jesus more honestly.

With pastoral warmth and prophetic clarity, this book explores what faith looks like when it is no longer propped up by programs, pulpits, or religious pressure. It addresses leadership without lordship, community without hierarchy, discipleship without shame, spiritual formation beyond schedules, and mission that emerges naturally from real life. Rather than tearing down the church, it carefully separates Christ from the structures that have sometimes obscured Him—inviting readers to rediscover the simplicity, intimacy, and power of following Jesus in everyday life.

This is not a call to isolation, cynicism, or spiritual independence. It is a call back to relationship. Back to shared life. Back to a faith rooted in love rather than fear, presence rather than performance, and Christ rather than institution.

If you have ever wondered whether it is possible to walk away from church systems without walking away from God—this book was written for you.

Leaving the Building, Keeping the Faith offers language for what many feel but struggle to name, permission for what many fear to trust, and hope for those discovering that the church is not disappearing—it is being re-formed in smaller, quieter, more faithful ways.