Tullian Tchividjian - Unfashionable: Making a Difference in the World by Being Different

Tullian Tchividjian, one of todays brightest young Christian leaders, makes a refreshing call for orthodoxy. He does not apologize for the gospel; he wears it like a red badge of courage. Read this book to recover the faith once for all delivered to the saints in fresh, courageous terms.

C HUCK C OLSON , founder of Prison Fellowship and author of The Faith

The modern evangelical movement was launched by the crusades of Billy Graham. It will recover its identity only if it heeds this challenge by his grandson.

J OHN S EEL , Donegality Productions LLC and author of The Evangelical Forfeit and coeditor of No God but God

Plainly, powerfully, and pastorally, Unfashionable gives a birds-eye view of the real Christian lifeChrist-centered, church-committed, kingdom-contoured, future-focused, and countercultural all the way. It makes for a truly nutritious read.

J. I. P ACKER , professor of theology at Regent College and author of Knowing God

Tullian Tchividjian is the real deal. His life and his words speak in stereo. I love reading books that challenge the way I think. Unfashionable goes beyond that. Its counterintuitive. Its countercultural. And its a must-read for those brave enough to really follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

M ARK B ATTERSON , lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington DC and author of Wild Goose Chase

Love is the most powerful apologetic. It is the essential component in reaching the whole person in a fragmented world. Tullian understands the deep yearnings of this generation and thoughtfully expresses how making a difference as Christians in this world begins with a willingness to engage this world differently.

R AVI Z ACHARIAS , author and speaker

Unfashionable is theologically careful, biblically grounded, and culturally in touch. It will challenge you and point you to the radically Christ-centered life you were saved by Gods amazing grace to live. Tullian Tchividjian hits us between the eyes when he says, Christians who retreat into a comfortable subculture are bad missionariesits that simple. It is that simple, and this book will help you find the way out!

D ANIEL L. A KIN , president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

With the right balance of reproof and encouragement, critique and construction, Unfashionable displays with succinct, vivid, and engaging clarity the relevance of the gospel over the trivialities that dominate our lives and our churches right now. The message of this book is of ultimate importance, and its presentation is compelling.

M ICHAEL H ORTON , J. Gresham Machen Professor at Westminster Seminary California and host of White Horse Inn

Although the ancient Israelites were called by God to be a holy nation, they failed to reach their world because they were so much like it. Todays church is succumbing to the same error. And this is what makes Tullian Tchividjians book Unfashionable so prophetic and such a book for this day. May the church take noteand reach the world!

R. K ENT H UGHES , senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois

It is not easy to stand athwart the tides of the culture and challenge them without sounding either terribly prissy or hopelessly out of date. How can a thoughtful Christian be genuinely contemporary while never succumbing to the merely faddish and temporary? The challenges are enormousbut they are also tied to the most elementary tenets of Christian faithfulness. Tullian Tchividjian is a helpful and engaging guide through these troubled waters.

D. A. C ARSON , Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and author of Christ and Culture Revisited

In Unfashionable, Tullian calls us to a holistic, gospel-centered journey that invites us, in a fresh way, to be in the world but not of it. He shows us how to be Gods peculiar people by displaying his kingdom in the world around us.

R ICK M C K INLEY , founding pastor of Imago Dei Community and author of This Beautiful Mess

Tullian masterfully articulates the importance of the both and, showing that, in order for Christians to make a profound difference in our world, we must both gain a full understanding of the gospel and express it practically in our world.

G ABE L YONS , founder of Q and coauthor of UnChristian

Heres what we need: a young, fresh, outspoken voice calling for renewal and reform in kingdom language. With a deep appreciation for the Christian past, a powerful grasp of the gospel, and a voice that resonates with those calling for renewal today, Tullian represents a breed of young church leaders who might just help us navigate our way through the stodginess of tradition and the silliness of much that is emerging as Christianity today. May his tribe increase.

T. M. M OORE , Wilberforce Forum and author of Culture Matters

In Unfashionable, Tullian Tchividjian offers all of us a window into his own life, full as it is of reading the Word and the world at the same time. His vision is theologically rich and pastorally engaging, calling us to join him in thinking deeply about things that matter most, namely, the reality that faith always shapes vocation, which always shapes culture.

S TEVEN G ARBER , the Washington Institute and author of The Fabric of Faithfulness

Tullian Tchividjian persuasively argues that difference makers must be different. This book is an important and necessary reminder that Christians who strive to be relevant end up being redundant, while those who challenge our culture just may change the world.

M ICHAEL E. W ITTMER , professor of systematic theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and author of Heaven Is a Place on Earth

Unfashionable gets back to the heart of the kingdom mission and the agenda of the gospel message. Striking a balance between being in but not of the world is not easy. Tullian, however, clearly and convincingly shows the way by telling how we can cultivate a gospel-centered outlook and lifestyle.

E D S TETZER , president of LifeWay Research and author of Planting Missional Churches

What does it mean to be in the world but not of it? To what degree should we conform to the culture, or how should we differ and why? Unfashionable addresses these questions directly and helpfully, pointing the way to faithful discipleship in the twenty-first century.

L UDER G. W HITLOCK J R. , president of Excelsis and author of The Spiritual Quest

Fashion is but a phase. If Christians want to see lasting change as the kingdom of Jesus Christ expands, they will refuse to seek the worlds acclaim. Tullian Tchividjian writes with a pastors gift for admonition and encouragement as he discerns the churchs failures and opportunities to represent Christ in this world.

C OLLIN H ANSEN , editor at large of Christianity Today and author of Young, Restless, Reformed

As Christians continue to chase relevance like a dog chasing its own tail, the world around us is quietly looking for something moresomething deeper, something less self-aware, something unfashionable. With clear, crisp writing, Unfashionable challenges us to stop imitating the world and start working to renew her. Tullian makes it once again cool to be uncool.

K EVIN D E Y OUNG , pastor and author of Why Were Not Emergent

The most wonderful thing happened to me as I read Unfashionable: