{"product_id":"a-trade-school-for-faithful-micaiah-tanck-9781960958204","title":"A Trade School for Faithful Living: How We're Learning to Teach the Skills of Life With Jesus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if church was less like a lecture hall-and more like a workshop?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, Christians learned to follow Jesus not just by listening but by practicing. They apprenticed themselves to a community that taught them how to pray, forgive, serve, and live faithfully in the world. Today, many churches have lost touch with this hands-on way of formation. Faith is treated as information, leaving disciples unprepared for the challenges of daily life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Trade School for Christian Living\u003c\/i\u003e invites churches to reclaim their role as schools of practice-places where people learn the craft of following Jesus together. Drawing on the OptIN project and the stories of Stick Town, this book casts a compelling vision for how local churches can: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquip people with \u003cb\u003eskills for faithful living\u003c\/b\u003e in a complex world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReframe discipleship as \u003cb\u003eapprenticeship to Christ\u003c\/b\u003e, not just beliefs about Him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate communities where \u003cb\u003epractice, repetition, and support\u003c\/b\u003e shape lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReclaim the church's responsibility as a \u003cb\u003ebuilder of lives shaped by Christ\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clarity and imagination, this book offers pastors, leaders, and congregations a way forward: a practical, hopeful model for forming disciples in everyday life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe church is not just a place to hear about the Christian life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is where we learn how to live it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Micaiah Tanck,Brian Tanck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960958208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960958204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Optin Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Micaiah Tanck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443036336383,"sku":"9781960958204","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54d630a7-cbd1-41e2-9aa1-0e058acb40d2.jpg?v=1777201424","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-trade-school-for-faithful-micaiah-tanck-9781960958204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}