Jeffrey D. Jones

Facing Decline, Finding Hope

New Possibilities for Faithful Churches

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Facing Decline, Finding Hope is an essential resource to help congregations faithfully negotiate the challenges of ministry even as their membership declines. Drawing on biblical and theological resources, as well as leadership studies, the author helps churches ask new questions to shape ministry more attuned to today's world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781566997720
• ISBN-10: 1566997720
• Artikelnr.: 41759009

Autorenporträt

By Jeffrey D. Jones - Foreword by Phyllis Tickle

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Foreword by Phyllis Tickle Preface Introduction Part
1-Facing Reality Chapter 1: The Trouble with Pool Tables and What that
Means for Us Chapter 2: Why Ezra and Nehemiah Were Wrong and What that
Means for Us Chapter 3: But Wait! There's More! Part 2-Old and New
Questions for Churches Chapter 4: In/Out Chapter 5: Pastor/Congregation
Chapter 6: Planned/Discerned Chapter 7: Survive/Serve Chapter 8: Save/Sign
Part 3-Embracing the Dangerous Work of Change Chapter 9: The Predicament
Chapter 10: The Prayer Bibliography