Samuel Rodriguez - When Faith Catches Fire: Embracing The Spiritual Passion Of The Latino Reformation

When Faith Catches Fire is both an exploration and a celebration of the salsafication of the churchGods work among Latinos and Hispanics in the United States and worldwide. This topic is prophetic and indispensable.

J OHN O RTBERG , senior pastor of Menlo Church and author of All the Places to Go

The growing Latino presence is widely recognized as a critical theme in the contemporary United States. But as Rodriguez and Crosby show so powerfully, that presence has a powerful and transformative religious dimension. When Faith Catches Fire is a timely and inspiring survey of the vibrant world of Latin faith. An exciting book!

D R. P HILIP J ENKINS , distinguished professor of history, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University

When Faith Catches Fire is the prophetic and unapologetic response to the passionate wave of change that is on the cusp of exploding from the church to the corridors of Washington. Rodriguez and Crosby have unearthed the undeniable sound of the forthcoming Latino era. Its the dawn of a new day, and Latinos are leading the way.

S ERGIO D E L A M ORA , founding lead pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Diego and author of The Heart Revolution

In When Faith Catches Fire, Samuel and Robert bring us up close to this incredible growing movement of Latino Christians. Read it, and you will find your own faith enriched and reignited.

R OMA D OWNEY , producer, actress, and president and chief content officer of Lightworkers Media

The Hispanic and Latino church is on fire! I recommend the reading of this book if you are looking to serve and serve well in the midst of our twenty-first century multicultural society.

D R. S AMUEL P AGAN , dean for Hispanic programs, Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies

This carefully researched, balanced, and highly readable book provides a superb overview of one of the most important developments in the religion and culture of our times. The section on what a vigorous Argentine pope means for Latin American protestants is a jewel of clarity. The volume will be indispensable for leaders and laity alike in all denominations.

D R. H ARVEY C OX , Hollis professor of divinity emeritus, Harvard University, and author of The Market as God

Samuel Rodriguez and Robert Crosby provide a much-needed perspective on the global church.Readers will be inspired to live out a more passionate and joy-filled faith, focused less on the rules of religion and more on cultivating a soulful relationship with their Creator and those in their community.

B OBBY G RUENEWALD , founder of YouVersion, the Bible App

For many, the Latino Reformation is unknown, unrecognized, and unimportantthree good reasons why every white and black Christian needs to read When Faith Catches Fire.

D R. S COT M C K NIGHT , Julius R. Mantey professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary

When Faith Catches Fire is a faithfully documented work which reflects the growing influence of the Latino people in the United States and the positive effects it has had upon this nation.

R EV. A LBERTO M . D ELGADO, MA , T H D , president of South Florida Hispanic Ministers Association

The passionate fire from the heart of this book will serve as a rallying cry to all Latinos and beyond. Now is the time we must unify in the gospel of Jesus Christ and reach this world for Christ.

D R. R ONNIE F LOYD , senior pastor of Cross Church and past president of the Southern Baptist Convention

Samuel Rodriguez and Robert Crosby masterfully submerge us into the enthusiasm, passion, and hope of the Latino church.

G UILLERMO A GUAYO , co-founder of Salvemos a la Familia (Save the Family), Lima, Peru

Truly, God is at work today and the Hispanic and Latino church has caught fire. Rodriguez and Crosby have captured this divine work in a remarkable way in When Faith Catches Fire. These younger leaders and scholars have encapsulated the genuine key to living, uniting, and changing the worldwith passion!

D R. R OBERT E . C OOLEY , president emeritus, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

When Faith Catches Fire shines an informed light on Latinos among us, a multiethnic population of Christian faith shaping the future of the American church.

D R. M ARK D E Y MAZ , pastor of Mosaic Church in central Arkansas and president of Mosaix Global Network

In WhenFaith Catches Fire, the authors educate the reader on the flourishing Latino church in America and give us imagination for whats possible when the church is less segregated, more multicultural, and embraces the beauty of different cultures.

G ABE L YONS , founder of Q-Ideas and author of Good Faith, unChristian, and The Next Christians

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