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Francis Chan

Francis Chan is the founder and former teaching pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. He is a noted speaker and author of Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God and Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, His most recent book, Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity, and the Things We’ve Made Up, was a response to Rob Bell’s Love Wins.

Francis Chan's Crazy Passion

Francis Chan keeps pushing and pushing to make more and more disciples.

Francis Chan's Next Steps

The 'Crazy Love' author stepped down from his church and doesn't know where he's headed.

Q&A: Francis Chan on Hell

Why 'Erasing Hell' was his most difficult book, how 'Love Wins' prompted repentance, and whether 'Believe in Jesus or you'll go to hell' is good news.

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Here Come the Radicals!

David Platt, Francis Chan, Shane Claiborne, and now Kyle Idleman are dominating the Christian best-seller lists by attacking our comfortable Christianity. But is 'radical faith' enough?

Q&A: Francis Chan on Rob Bell and Hell

Why 'Erasing Hell' was his most difficult book, how 'Love Wins' prompted repentance, and whether 'Believe in Jesus or you'll go to hell' is good news.

Francis Chan's Next Steps

The 'Crazy Love' author stepped down from his church and doesn't know where he's headed.

Jim Belcher, Francis Chan, N.T. Wright, and Others Leave the Pastorate to Write and Speak

Why church planters often quit their congregations.

Crazy Passion

Francis Chan keeps pushing and pushing to make more and more disciples.
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