Walter Henegar

Happy Church

Christian Living

“Happy Church is not just a corrective to the dour, joyless expressions of Christian faith commonly found in American churches. It's actually a primer on the sturdy practices that have animated healthy churches for centuries. With clear, accessible prose, McConnell interweaves ancient insights from the early church fathers with contemporary scholarship and compelling illustrations from his own pastoral ministry. While I doubt the word 'happy' can be rescued from its often-shallow connotations, McConnell has achieved something better: he has resurrected the glorious doctrine of the church for a generation that has lost it. Christians seeking to enrich their experience of Christ in the local church will do well to read this book.”