Not A Fan.

Pastor Kyle Idleman’s recent book Not a Fan  (Zondervan) has reached #8 on the CBA Best-Selling Christian Living list for August 2011, sharing the top 10 with books such as Radical, Crazy Love, Made to Crave and Forgotten God.  Since the books release this May, the Not a Fan message has started a movement through churches across America and is radically changing the way Christians view their relationship with Christ.

Publishers Weekly calls Not a Fan “a refreshing read to recharge apathetic churchgoers,” and the book has been featured in a number of other influential press outlets including The Huffington Post, Christianity Today and The Christian Post, as well as TBN’s “Praise the Lord,” The Janet Mefferd Show, KLOVE and SIRIUS XM Radio.

The Not a Fan message started as an Easter sermon and 221 individuals at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky. were baptized as a result.  With Not a Fan Idleman focuses on what truly accepting Christ means in our lives. Using the passage in Luke 9:23, of Jesus’ invitation to follow Him, Idleman challenges believers to ask themselves, “am I a fan or a follower?”

Idleman has not been alone in his quest to redefine America’s relationship with Jesus. Online, almost 30,000 Christians have declared that they are “not a fan” on the book’s facebook page.  Even popular Christian singer, Mark Hall of Casting Crowns, wore a Not a Fan t-shirt before thousands during a concert this past March.  Other supporters include faith leaders such as Max Lucado, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Craig Groeschel, Jud Wilhite and Mark Batterson.

In response to the growing momentum and demand for the Not a Fan book, Idleman has also created Pastor resources, a movie and a DVD based study all with the Not a Fan message at its core.