Friend of Sinners

Messy relationships. Unlikely friendships. One radical mission to reach the lost.

In a culture where post-Christian mindsets prevail and traditional church approaches often fall flat, how do believers effectively share the Gospel with those alienated by religion?

In Friend of Sinners, Pastor Kelly M. Williams shares the candid, gutsy, and inspiring story of founding Vanguard Church in Colorado Springs. Facing a community where the vast majority had given up on church, Williams and his team abandoned safe, insular religious norms to embrace the radical, messy work of becoming a true "friend of sinners".

Packed with humor, vulnerability, and real-life triumphs and heartaches, this book serves as both an eye-opening testimony and a practical guide for any believer tired of playing it safe.

What Readers Will Discover:

• Relational Evangelism in Action: Read raw, honest stories of building authentic bridges with outcasts, skeptics, and people holding vastly different worldviews.
• Overcoming Religious Judgment: Learn how to exchange fear and self-righteousness for Christlike compassion, active listening, and unconditional love.
• Practical Principles for Outreach: Gain usable tools to meet people at their points of pain, offer non-transactional encouragement, and walk with them through spiritual questions.
• A Call to Courageous Risk: Be challenged to count the cost, step out into your community, and join Jesus in pursuing lost souls.