Matthew Barnett Books

Being a misfit does not disqualify you from a dynamic life--it prepares you for it.Matthew Barnett knows a thing or two about misfits.As founder of the Dream Center in Los Angeles, a twenty-four-hour church that ministers to thirty-five thousand hurting people a week, Barnett has seen a little of everything. Gangsters, addicts, orphans, taggers, cutters, the sick, the suffering, the hopeless--all the misfits of the world come through the Dream Center's doors in search of hope.But when Barnett first arrived in LA, it was "he" who felt like the misfit. In "Misfits Welcome," he shares the simple, life-changing lesson he has learned from twenty years of ministering to the forgotten: Being a misfit prepares you to do the work of the Lord.Have you found yourself in a jarring new era of life? Have your circumstances deviated drastically from your plans? Maybe you've felt like a misfit all your life, or maybe you're still haunted by yesterday's mistakes. Whatever the case, rejoice! It is at your most broken that you are most ready for what God has in store. "Misfits Welcome" is not just about embracing the misfits around us--it is about embracing the misfits "within" us and using them for the glory of God.

Alles begann mit einem Traum! Der junge Pastor Matthew Barnett träumte von einer Kirche, die 24 Stunden am Tag und 365 Tage im Jahr geöffnet ist. Diese Gemeinde würde den Hoffnungslosen die Gute Nachricht greifbar nahe bringen. Heute heißt diese „Traumgemeinde“ Los Angeles International Church. Auch bekannt als das Dream Center – die Gemeinde, die niemals schläft. In einem ehemaligen Krankenhaus werden heute 200 Dienste angeboten: Armenspeisungen für 10 000 Menschen, 40 Gottesdienste in der Woche in mehreren Sprachen, ein Wohnheim für gefährdete Jugendliche, eine 24-Stunden-Krankenstation und. und. und.