Autopsy of a Deceased Church : 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive (Hardcover)

from empress8411

This was the pick for the Book Club at Church. It's a slim, quick, volume, with some excellent points. Rainer doesn't mince words, being straight and honest about what kills a church and what to do about it. It's an okay book. Rainer is clearly passionate about this topic and truly wants to help ...

from Steve_Hinkle

This precise and easy-to-read exposé on how churches die provides simple insights on how to detect slow erosion. After studying similar "common threads," Thom S. Rainer concludes that many of the churches are (to name a few) holding on to the past (the good old days) too tightly, not looking like...

from nicholasjjordan

Good, concrete pictures of trends among dying churches (including ones I've known intimately). Only three stars because it could have been longer. (What book review ever asks for longer?)

from Steve_Hinkle

This precise and easy-to-read exposé on how churches die provides simple insights on how to detect slow erosion. After studying similar “common threads,” Thom S. Rainer concludes that many of the churches are (to name a few) holding on to the past (the good old days) too tightly, not looking like...

from Steve_Hinkle

This precise and easy-to-read exposé on how churches die provides simple insights on how to detect slow erosion. After studying similar "common threads," Thom S. Rainer concludes that many of the churches are (to name a few) holding on to the past (the good old days) too tightly, not looking like...