Facing decline, finding hope : new possibilities for faithful churches /

Church today isn't the same as it was fifty years ago -- or even ten years ago. In spite of the powerful stories of turn-around churches with skyrocketing memberships, the difficult reality is that most congregations are getting smaller. Jeffrey D. Jones asks brave questions for congregations f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Jeffrey D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Temas:
Church attendance.
Church growth.
Church renewal.
Pastoral theology.
Church work.
Pratique religieuse.
Église > Expansion.
Renouveau de l'Église.
Pastorale.
RELIGION > Christian Church > Administration.
Church attendance
Church growth
Church renewal
Church work
Pastoral theology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Facing reality
  • The trouble with pool tables and what that means for us
  • Why Ezra and Nehemiah were wrong and what that means for us
  • But wait! there's more!
  • Old and new questions for churches
  • In/out
  • Pastor/congregation
  • Planned/discerned
  • Survive/serve
  • Save/sign
  • Embracing the dangerous work of change
  • The predicament
  • The prayer.

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