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MULLET THEOLOGY

Jesus in the front; party in the back.

“Business in the front, and party in the back.” This has been the longstanding mantra of the mullet. As people born and raised in the monogrammed buckle of the Bible belt, Derek and Lindsay have observed a deep correlation between this daring hairstyle and what is commonly known as cultural Christianity.  They call it Mullet Theology. It's a “Jesus in the front, and party in the back” way of life that tries to live in two opposing realities at once. Cultural Christians want the comfort of Jesus and the pleasure of living life the way they want. Jesus is just a cute accessory to their lives. Our hope is that in reading this book, our readers will see that Jesus should be everything we want rather than a means to give us everything we want. We hope to expose some ugly truths about our own culture while giving real hope to those deceived by its enticing lies.

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"Derek and Lindsay Allen have written a creative and important book confronting the reality of cultural Christianity in the South. It is not a harsh or mocking expose from a distance. It is hopeful and written for the people they love and serve. It is their desire to awaken the reality of Christ in the lives of people who are very comfortable in their culture and assume their culture by its very nature is right with God. Derek and Lindsay have a unique perspective as experienced church planters outside of the cultural South. This gives clarity and urgency to their message. With love and humor, this book will challenge your cultural perspective and, by God’s grace, help you find the life transforming grace of God in the reality of Jesus without a mullet."

Dr. Ed Litton

Pastor, Redemption Church

Kathy Litton 

Director of Spouse Development

SEND Network

About the Authors

Derek and Lindsay Allen have served in ministry together since they were teenagers. They met as Summer Missionaries in 2000 and were married in 2003. They have five children–Jackson (born 2008), Meredith (born 2010), Sawyer (born 2013), Elizabeth (born 2017), and Marshall (born 2020). Derek and Lindsay spent seven years as church-planting missionaries in Miami, Florida with the North American Mission Board. Currently, they serve at First Baptist Tillman’s Corner in Mobile, Alabama, where Derek is the Senior Pastor. The Allens host a podcast called “The C2 Life” where they discuss a variety of real-life issues from a Christ-centered worldview.

 

Derek has a Bachelor's in Psychology from Jacksonville State University, a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently in the writing stage of a Ph.D. in New Testament from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Derek enjoys dating his wife, playing with his kids, reading, writing, running, and playing basketball.

 

Lindsay has a Bachelor's in Education from Auburn University and is a stay at home mom. She enjoys homeschooling her five children and dating their dad often.

 

Other titles from Derek and Lindsay:

 

Trading Walls for Altars, Lindsay Allen

How to Love the Bible, Derek Allen

 

Both books, along with podcasts, sermons,

Bible studies, and articles, are available at thec2life.org

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