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| Titre : | Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around and Yours Can Too |
| Auteurs : | Ed Stetzer |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : B&H Books, 2007 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-8054-4536-7 |
| Index. décimale : | 253 (Clerg├® s├®culier. Travail pastoral. Th├®ologie pastorale) |
| Résumé : |
Research shows that over time, most churches plateau and then eventually decline. Typically, they start strong and experience periods of growth, then stagnate and lose members. Since 1991, the North American population has increased by 15 percent while the number of "unchurched" people has increased by 92 percent. Large church houses that were filled in the 1950s and 60s now hold a fraction of their capacity. To counter this trend, authors Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson surveyed 300 churches from across ten different denominations that recently achieved healthy evangelistic growth after a significant season of decline. What they have discovered is an exciting method of congregation reinvigoration that is shared in the new book entitled *Comeback Churches*. **Endorsements ** ÔÇ£As a successful pastor, church planter, researcher, and advisor to thousands of churches, Ed Stetzer speaks from a wealth of experience with all kinds of churches. Now, in one volume, your church can benefit from his wisdom. This book is a winner!ÔÇØ ÔÇö**Dr. Rick Warren**, author of *The Purpose-Driven Life *and* The Purpose-Driven Church*┬á ÔÇ£First and foremost, it is biblical. Second, it is well researched. And third, it is immensely practical and applicable . . . this book should be in the hands of hundreds of thousands of pastors, staff, and church leaders. Simply stated, it is just that good.ÔÇØ ÔÇö**Thom S. Rainer**, author of *Simple** Church*, president/CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources ÔÇ£Finally, a book of practical advice that is based on research. I have seen it both waysÔÇö endless research with little advice, or, much advice with little facts. This book strikes the balance with perfection.ÔÇØ ÔÇö**Elmer**** Towns**, Dean of Liberty University ÔÇ£This is the most helpful, practical book on church revitalization IÔÇÖve read this century.ÔÇØ ÔÇö**Leonard Sweet**, Drew Theological School, George Fox University ÔÇ£*Comeback Churches *is more than a pep talk. ItÔÇÖs rooted in the ÔÇÿright stuffÔÇÖ to bring a congregation out of the dismal into the vital.ÔÇØ ÔÇö**Jack W. Hayford**, President, International Foursquare Churches, Chancellor, The KingÔÇÖs College and Seminary ÔÇ£No one, to my knowledge, has done the hard research, presented the facts, and offered such sound advice as Ed Stetzer and Mike DodsonÔǪ *Comeback Churches* is the number-one book on turning around declining and plateauing church ministry. ÔÇö**Gary L. McIntosh**, D.Min., Ph.D., Biola University ÔÇ£A refreshing book by authors who know how to make research exciting and instructional. Leaders and members of non-growing evangelical churches should read this book (it wouldn't hurt mainliners either)!ÔÇØ ÔÇö**Bill Easum**, Easum, Bandy & Associates ### Review "As a successful pastor, church planter, researcher, and advisor to thousands of churches, Ed Stetzer speaks from a wealth of experience with all kinds of churches. Now, in one volume, your church can benefit from his wisdom. This book is a winner!" -- *Dr. Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life and The Purpose-Driven Church* "Comeback Churches is more than a pep talk. It's rooted in the 'right stuff' to bring a congregation out of the dismal into the vital." -- *Jack W. Hayford, President, International Foursquare Churches, Chancellor, The King's College and Seminary* "Finally, a book of practical advice that is based on research. I have seen it both ways- endless research with little advice, or, much advice with little facts. This book strikes the balance with perfection." -- *Elmer Towns, Dean of Liberty University * "First and foremost, it is biblical. Second, it is well researched. And third, it is immensely practical and applicable . . . this book should be in the hands of hundreds of thousands of pastors, staff, and church leaders. Simply stated, it is just that good." -- *Thom S. Rainer, author of Simple Church, president/CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources* "This is the most helpful, practical book on church revitalization I've read this century." -- *Leonard Sweet, Drew Theological School, George Fox University* ### From the Inside Flap ÔÇ£We donÔÇÖt want our church to die.ÔÇØ The congregantÔÇÖs concern matches reliable data that shows the North American Church is, in fact, shrinking.┬áThe general adult population of the United States may have grown by a predictable fifteen percent in recent years, but the number of unchurched adults has also, meanwhile, increased by a more shocking ninety-two percent (*source: The Barna Group*). Perhaps youÔÇÖve noticed: large church buildings that were filled in the 1950s and 60s now hold a fraction of their capacity. And recent research suggests that the perceived church growth of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s had more to do with a redistribution of believers than reaching the unchurched. Overall, our churches are stagnant, in need of a return to healthy evangelistic growth. Leading missiologist Ed Stetzer sheds new light on a crucial issue in ***Comeback Churches***. Coauthored with pastor Mike Dodson, their exceptionally researched book reports on more than 300 formerly declining congregations across ten different denominations, ringing the bell about what it takes today to revitalize a weakened body of believers. |
