The Gospel According to Starbucks - by Leonard Sweet (Paperback)

About the Book

Sweet guides readers from the coffee shop right to the heart of God in this handbook that reveals unexpected spiritual lessons discovered at the local Starbucks.

Book Synopsis

Leonard Sweet shows you how the passion that Starbucks(R) has for creating an irresistible experience can connect you with God's stirring introduction to the experience of faith in The Gospel According to Starbucks.

You don't stand in line at Starbucks(R) just to buy a cup of coffee. You stop for the experience surrounding the cup of coffee.

Too many of us line up for God out of duty or guilt. We completely miss the warmth and richness of the experience of living with God. If we'd learn to see what God is doing on earth, we could participate fully in the irresistible life that he offers.

You can learn to pay attention like never before, to identify where God is already in business right in your neighborhood. The doors are open and the coffee is brewing. God is serving the refreshing antidote to the unsatisfying, arms-length spiritual life-and he won't even make you stand in line.

Review Quotes

Praise for
The Gospel According to Starbucks(R)

"Cultural barista Leonard Sweet serves up a triple venti cup of relevant insights to wake up decaffeinated Christians. Careful, the book you're about to enjoy is extremely hot."
-Ben Young, pastor, author of Why Mike's Not a Christian

"Reading this book is a caffeine jolt. Get ready to be accelerated into the future, with Jesus a central part of the experience."
-Dan Kimball, pastor, author of The Emerging Church and They Like Jesus, But Not the Church

"The Gospel According to Starbucks(R) inspires us to quit playing safe and mediocre lives and to fulfill our God-given potential. Leonard Sweet uncovers God's purpose for people not just as individuals but also as communities. An outstanding and thought-provoking book."
-Paul McGee, international speaker, best-selling author of S.U.M.O. (Shut Up, Move On(R))

"I have a massive passion for passion. It's my favorite spiritual topic. And I have a nominal coffee obsession, Starbucks being my ritual more often than not. So what a treat to read Leonard Sweet's extra-shot weaving together of the two-all in the hope that each of us will drink in the meaningful and passion-filled life we were designed for."
-Mark Oestreicher, president of Youth Specialties

About the Author

LEONARD SWEET, PhD, is founder and president of SpiritVenture Ministries and is a professor at Drew University and a visiting distinguished professor at George Fox University. A leading social critic and cultural observer, Sweet is considered one of the most influential Christians in North America. He is the chief writer for sermons.com and has authored numerous books that have changed Christian thinking, including The Gospel According to Starbucks, Soul Tsunami, and Jesus Manifesto (with Frank Viola). Sweet lives in northern Washington.