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Pastor Talks About His 'The Day Metallica Came To Church' Book

August 11, 2010

What do the music of METALLICA and Bach, the film "Crash", and stories about Batman have in common? According to "The Day Metallica Came To Church" author and pastor John Van Sloten, God can speak through all of them — if we're listening. Out of his own often startling and sometimes wrenching journey of discovery, Van Sloten shows how God can speak to us through anything and everything — heavy metal music, R-rated films, sports, and even the latest fashions. This book might just change the way you hear God's voice — and how you live in today's world.

John Van Sloten tells the Calgary Sun that the preaching that eventually led to his book sacrificed his Calgary flock's numbers on the altar of altering views on religion's relevance.

"They thought I was going too far, throwing out the bible completely," said Van Sloten. "In most other denominations, I'd be defrocked."

Read the entire report from the Calgary Sun.

A sample of the "The Day Metallica Came To Church" book in PDF format can be found at this location.

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