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Loading... Who Stole My Church?: What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Centuryby Gordon MacDonald
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Although fiction, this book touches on many of the "issues" folks have as changes occur in their church. It may give you a different perspective on what's happening in the 21st century churches. ( ) A fictional story based on fact penned by Gordon MacDonald, a New England Pastor. The story line is based on the generational conflict in church's today especially regarding church music preferences, etc. Which ever side you are "on" in this tug of war, Gordon will make you think and reassess some of your attitudes. Every church member should read this. no reviews | add a review
A challenging, innovative approach to a delicate subject. It's sure to benefit church leaders and members of all ages who dream of a "reinvented" church. --Publishers Weekly Has your church been stolen out from under you? A storm hits a small New England town late one evening, but the pelting rain can't keep a small group of church members from gathering to discuss issues that lately have been brewing beneath the surface of their congregation. They could see their church was changing. The choir had been replaced by a fl ashy "praise band." The youth no longer dressed in their "Sunday best." The beautiful pipe organ sat unused. How will this group overcome a deepening rift in their fellowship and nourish the relationship between the young and old? Can their church survive or even thrive? Who Stole My Church? is a fictional story that tells the all too real tale of many church communities today. In this book you can walk alongside an imaginary community, led by real life pastor Gordon MacDonald and his wife, Gail, and discover how to meet the needs of all believers without abandoning the dreams and desires of any. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)262.0017Religions Christian church and church work Church Polity; Ecclesiology Ecclesiastic Polity Philosophy and theoryLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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