Reclaiming the Church Family

“A breath of fresh air. Kimbrough graciously provides a beautiful reorientation for the church, pulling our gaze off of business as a model and off of self to see God’s intention for his people to function as a family. Throughout the book, he contextually grounds his points within the biblical text, showing practical ways we can collectively rediscover and live out God’s design. This book is a must-read for the church today.”


—Adam McClendon, John W. Rawlings School of Divinity, Liberty University





“Are you troubled by the superficial nature of the corporate model of ministry that characterizes so much of American church life? Take heart! There is a wonderful alternative. The title of Kimbrough’s challenging and refreshing new book says it all: Reclaiming the Church Family. I warmly commend this book to all who are weary of church as a business and who long for a biblical alternative that puts relationships back at the center of church life and ministry.”


—Joe Hellerman, Talbot School of Theology





“Pushing against modern depictions of the church as ‘corporation,’ Kimbrough invites readers to reclaim the New Testament’s ‘family’ imagery. Readers will discover how such a shift in language can change our churches for the better. Anyone training for or tasked with leading a church will benefit from exploring these implications in Reclaiming the Church Family.”


—Matthew C. Easter, Missouri Baptist University





“Reclaiming the Church Family is simply practical. Kimbrough has a pastor’s heart for the local church, a professor’s passion for biblical ecclesiology, and a parishioner’s concern for the church family. His metaphor of the family is both helpful and timely for the church as we regather in the post-pandemic era.”


—Rick Melson, Southwest Baptist University





“Reclaiming the Church Family will take you on a journey of discovery as you consider the ways in which the modern church has become more corporate than Christ-like and more business than body. Without calling for a wholesale abandonment of current practices, Kimbrough does call us back to a view of church in which we treat others as brothers and sisters in Christ.”


—Doug Bischoff, Next Generations Minister, Houston’s First Baptist Church