TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rainer,Thom S.
TI  - Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive
SN  - 9781433683930
AV  - BV1 
U1  - 200 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Nashville
PB  - B&H Publishing Group
KW  - Church - History
KW  - Church
KW  - Religion
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: The Autopsy -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Slow Erosion -- Chapter 3 The Past Is the Hero -- Chapter 4 The Church Refused to Look Like the Community -- Chapter 5 The Budget Moved Inwardly -- Chapter 6 The Great Commission Becomes the Great Omission -- Chapter 7 The Preference-Driven Church -- Chapter 8 Pastoral Tenure Decreases -- Chapter 9 The Church Rarely Prayed Together -- Chapter 10 The Church Had No Clear Purpose -- Chapter 11 The Church Obsessed Over the Facilities -- Part 2: Is There Hope for the Dying Church? Twelve Responses -- Chapter 12 My Church Has Symptoms of Sickness: Four Responses -- Chapter 13 My Church Is Very Sick: Four Responses -- Chapter 14 My Church Is Dying: Four Responses
N2  - 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!
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