Autopsy of a deceased church : 12 ways to keep yours alive /
Rainer, Thom S.
Autopsy of a deceased church : 12 ways to keep yours alive / Thom S. Rainer. - x, 102 pages ; 19 cm
Autopsy. Introduction ; Slow erosion ; The past is the hero ; The church refused to look like the community ; The budget moved inwardly ; The great commission becomes the great omission ; The preference-driven church ; Pastoral tenure decreases ; The church rarely prayed together ; The church had no clear purpose ; The church obsessed over the facilities -- Is there hope for the dying church? Twelve responses. My church has symptoms of sickness: four responses ; My church is very sick: four responses ; My church is dying: four responses.
Best-selling author of Simple Church and the runaway hit I am a Church Member, Thom Rainer uses his twenty-five years of experience helping churches grow and reverse the trends of decline to expose twelve lessons on how to keep your church alive!
9781433683923 143368392X
2014466453
Church renewal.
Church growth.
Christian leadership.
BV600 / .R35 2014
262.0017 / R155a
Autopsy of a deceased church : 12 ways to keep yours alive / Thom S. Rainer. - x, 102 pages ; 19 cm
Autopsy. Introduction ; Slow erosion ; The past is the hero ; The church refused to look like the community ; The budget moved inwardly ; The great commission becomes the great omission ; The preference-driven church ; Pastoral tenure decreases ; The church rarely prayed together ; The church had no clear purpose ; The church obsessed over the facilities -- Is there hope for the dying church? Twelve responses. My church has symptoms of sickness: four responses ; My church is very sick: four responses ; My church is dying: four responses.
Best-selling author of Simple Church and the runaway hit I am a Church Member, Thom Rainer uses his twenty-five years of experience helping churches grow and reverse the trends of decline to expose twelve lessons on how to keep your church alive!
9781433683923 143368392X
2014466453
Church renewal.
Church growth.
Christian leadership.
BV600 / .R35 2014
262.0017 / R155a