Zach Bolen

Analog Church

Church Leadership & Ministry

“We're at a point in history where churches are investing considerable amounts of time and money into the digital age. Jay carefully critiques this booming movement with eyes set on a direction far less attractive and all too necessary—detaching more from digital technology and stepping back into patient communion with God and one another. Analog Church is not another call to gather the masses and burn it all down but a compelling and, I believe, prophetic invitation to reorient our values to reflect the spiritually enriching practices of generations past. Jay paints us a wonderful picture of life ahead, if we are willing to adjust, where we are faithfully connected to the digital age without being controlled by it.”

How to Remember

Christian Living

“It's not lost on me that the man from Normal, Illinois, the same person who would start a band called The Normals, would write such a wonderfully wise and out of the norm book on a very normal thing: being human. In a world that has turned the meaning of being human into a tireless race to procure comfort, Andrew reminds us that the marathon of life is just as much light, satisfying and beautiful as it is heavy, confusing and, even sometimes, unbearable. And like the friend that Andrew is, he doesn't run from the latter but instead, through his own vulnerability, shows us a way forward that embraces the whole of our humanity, bruises and all, with a curiosity for what was and a hopefulness for what is to come. There is an undeniable rhythm and melody to his words that, rest assured, I will be humming for many years to come. Thank you, my friend.”