Philip Yancey is a freelance editor of Christianity Today magazine, the author of the books “You Have Wonderfully Built My Internals,” “In His Image,” “The Bible That Jesus Read,” “Disappointment in God.” It was Martin Luther who wrote the words: “We are beggars without a church.” But it is sometimes difficult for a believer to make a choice: which church to attend? It is no less difficult for pastors. They ask themselves questions again and again: what should my church be like, how should I take care of it? Philip Yancey addresses these two categories of readers. Using the example of a small church in Chicago (which he himself came to without any pleasure), the author shows what a community consisting of individuals completely different in character, social status, and level of education is capable of. For only the church - “a bunch of eccentrics” - is capable of uniting people so different from each other. Yancey writes about what can serve as a starting point for the social programs of the church, about the diversity of forms of church life, about liturgical diversity, about what the church gives parishioners, about what parishioners can give to the church and the world. The author’s active position cannot leave anyone indifferent. The book will help everyone rethink their attitude towards church life and the world around them. The author of the books “You Have Wonderfully Built My Interior” and “In His Image,” Philip Yancey, continues the conversation about the church and shows the practical side of its life, debunks myths and paints a picture of active and active Body of Christ.