TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rainer,Thom S.
TI  - Autopsy of a deceased church: 12 ways to keep yours alive 
SN  - 9781433683923
AV  - BV 600 .R35 2014
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Nashville, Tennessee
PB  - B & H Publishing Group
KW  - Church renewal
KW  - Church growth
KW  - Christian leadership
N1  - 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
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!
ER  -