Quitting church : why the faithful are fleeing and what to do about it /
Duin, Julia.
Quitting church : why the faithful are fleeing and what to do about it / Julia Duin. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 2008. - 186 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186).
The flood outward : why so many people are leaving -- The irrelevant church : give them a reason to be here -- Searching for community : what we really wish church could be -- Emergence and resurgence : adjusting to the twenty-first century -- The loneliest number : why singles over thirty-five are saying good-bye -- Not so solid teaching : why Christians cannot exit the obstetrics ward -- Is the pastor the problem? : or is the whole system broken? -- The other sex : why many women are fed up -- Bewildered charismatics : looking for the Spirit in a parched land -- Bringing them back : if they want to come.
Describes how churches across America are losing members at a significant rate, and offers information and advice for pastors, church leaders, and churchgoers who wish to bring disenchanted Christians back into their midst.
9780801068232 0801068231 9780801013225 0801013224
2008020161
GBA894017 bnb
014680500 Uk
Church attendance.
Church membership.
BV 652.5 .D85 2008
Quitting church : why the faithful are fleeing and what to do about it / Julia Duin. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 2008. - 186 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186).
The flood outward : why so many people are leaving -- The irrelevant church : give them a reason to be here -- Searching for community : what we really wish church could be -- Emergence and resurgence : adjusting to the twenty-first century -- The loneliest number : why singles over thirty-five are saying good-bye -- Not so solid teaching : why Christians cannot exit the obstetrics ward -- Is the pastor the problem? : or is the whole system broken? -- The other sex : why many women are fed up -- Bewildered charismatics : looking for the Spirit in a parched land -- Bringing them back : if they want to come.
Describes how churches across America are losing members at a significant rate, and offers information and advice for pastors, church leaders, and churchgoers who wish to bring disenchanted Christians back into their midst.
9780801068232 0801068231 9780801013225 0801013224
2008020161
GBA894017 bnb
014680500 Uk
Church attendance.
Church membership.
BV 652.5 .D85 2008