{"product_id":"holy-shifts-macland-presbyterian-church-9798278995357","title":"Holy Shifts!: a reformation story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoly Shifts\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of what happens when a church realizes that faith hasn't failed-but some of the old containers have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a how-to manual.\u003cbr\u003eIt's not a blueprint.\u003cbr\u003eAnd it's definitely not a nostalgia project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a memoir-in-motion, told from inside a small congregation that discovered something surprising: when familiar answers stop working, God may not be absent-God may be inviting us to see differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humor, honesty, and pastoral wisdom, \u003cb\u003eHoly Shifts\u003c\/b\u003e traces the quiet, unsettling moments most churches recognize but rarely name: \u003cbr\u003eThe building still stands.\u003cbr\u003eThe budget still prints.\u003cbr\u003eThe committees still meet.\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet a deeper question lingers: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs this really all the church is meant to be?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from scripture, lived experience, and a series of memorable distinctions-ownership vs. partnership, funnels vs. flashlights, committees vs. teams-David W. Jones invites readers into a reimagining of church not as a place we maintain, but a practice we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, we meet familiar biblical companions-Abram and Sarai, Esther, Mary, a boy with five loaves and two fish-not as distant heroes, but as mirrors. Their fear feels like ours. Their hesitation sounds familiar. Their courage is quieter than expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, \u003cb\u003eHoly Shifts\u003c\/b\u003e is about attention.\u003cbr\u003eAbout courage.\u003cbr\u003eAbout discovering that faith doesn't grow by clinging tighter-but by letting go at the right time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor pastors, leaders, seekers, and anyone who has ever loved the church enough to question it, \u003cb\u003eHoly Shifts\u003c\/b\u003e offers a hopeful truth: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future of the church may not be about building something bigger.\u003cbr\u003eIt may be about learning to see what has been holy all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Macland Presbyterian Church,David W. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278995357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\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 0.31d","brand":"Macland Presbyterian Church","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460311560447,"sku":"9798278995357","price":7.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65a44bfc-7cb6-4db9-a2cd-745a2163339b.jpg?v=1777413917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/holy-shifts-macland-presbyterian-church-9798278995357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}