Autopsy of a deceased church : 12 ways to keep yours alive / Thom S. Rainer.
Material type: TextPublisher: Nashville, Tennessee : B & H Publishing Group, 2014Description: x, 102 pages ; 19 cmContent type:- Text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781433683923
- 143368392X
- 262.0017 R155a
- BV600 .R35 2014
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Print book for loan | Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection | BV600 .R35 2014 | Available | 31794003163285 | |||
Print book for loan | Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) | BV600 .R35 2014 | Available | 35898001665815 | |||
Print book for loan | Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) | BV600 .R35 2014 | 1 | Available | 31826003514115 |
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!