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Autopsy of a Deceased Church
- 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive
- Narrated by: Maurice England
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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Publisher's Summary
No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than 25 years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches grow, reverse the trends of decline, and has autopsied those that have died. From this experience, he has discovered 12 consistent themes among those churches that have died. Yet, it's not gloom and doom because from those 12 themes, lessons on how to keep your church alive have emerged. Whether your church is vibrant or dying, whether you are a pastor or a church member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church will walk you through the radical paths necessary to keep your church alive to the glory of God and advancement of Christ's Kingdom!
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- Chris
- 30-06-2015
Concise and insightful
Great book. No bloat. Not everything will apply, but at the verry least it will make you think and give you a great perspective. Well done.
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- Mrs.BigO
- 19-06-2015
Truly honest look at the body of Christ
The author is authentic and practical. He has obviously been sent to help churches who seek councel beforehand succeed. If you're even thinking of joining ministry ...Get this book.
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- Jody
- 03-06-2015
Amazing and Insightful
Our senior pastor retired after a very long pastorate and the church members need guidance and direction for the journey ahead. I started, after prayerful consideration, by purchasing an additional ten copies of this book to hand out to our leadership.
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- Shiglow
- 08-05-2015
Interesting information
Good insight for every church member to read before they get to the point of the church being diagnosed as a dying church.
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- Karen Reid
- 04-04-2015
Outstanding
The book met my expectations and in some areas exceeded it. The narrator spoke with clarity and the book gave great details and insight for every church regardless of the staff the church is in.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-08-2018
A must read for all church members!
This book was incredibly thought provoking. It is brief, but full of practical insights that we all should consider.
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- Katlin Thurston
- 01-07-2018
A wonderful but terrifying read for churches
A wonderful but terrifying read for churches who use the term this is the way we have always done this.
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- Natural Roots
- 27-04-2018
A must read for modern ministry
A much needed diagnostic tool for every ministry. Concise and riveting. From layperson to clergy everyone can see themselves in this book.
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- Lori
- 12-04-2018
Such an eye opening book.
Listened to this book twice. I would recommend this as a study to any declining church leadership.
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- Judy
- 22-03-2018
A Must Read for All Church Members
Great book. I'm part of a healthy church. attendance is growing. with that, changes are being made. this book talks about how some of those changes can start a short term common cold.... but uncared for, will turn into full blown viral disease. excellent book!!!!
1 person found this helpful
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