How the Brother of Jesus Jump-Started the Early Church 

What evidence do we have that this “brother of our Lord” even existed?

David Kitz digs deep into archeology, family dynamics, church history, and the biblical texts. What emerges from his research is a portrait of a decisive, pivotal leader who embodied the will and character of Jesus Christ.

But how did James—James the unbeliever—transform to become a leader who changed the course of world history? In these pages you will uncover the answer and rediscover for yourself the life-changing power of the gospel.

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226 pages

In this book, as in his dramatic presentations, David Kitz lives James. In James, the Lynchpin of Our Faith, David brings us along with him inside James’ heritage, his thoughts and almost his very skin.  

Don Hutchinson
Past Vice-President and Director of the Centre for Faith and Public Life with The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and interim CEO for the Canadian Bible Society.

History has often relegated James, the brother of Jesus, to obscurity, especially when compared to other early Church leaders such as Peter and Paul. Thankfully for the reader, David Kitz brings this central personality out of the shadows and into the light. Building on biblical texts, Kitz imaginatively reconstructs how James’ jealous rejection of Jesus is transformed through an encounter with the risen Christ—an encounter that leads not only to James becoming the influential leader of the Jerusalem Church, but to his death for the sake of his brother and Lord. A thoughtful and engaging study of the life of James.

Derek M. Geerlof 
Lecturer in Theology, Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada