Autopsy of a Deceased Church

Autopsy of a Deceased Church
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publsiher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781433683923

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Presents twelve lessons on keeping a church alive, discussing the consistent themes the author found in dying churches.

Autopsy of a Deceased Church

Autopsy of a Deceased Church
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publsiher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781433683930

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No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-five 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 twelve consistent themes among those churches that have died. Yet, it’s not gloom and doom because from those twelve 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!

Autopsy of a Dead Church

Autopsy of a Dead Church
Author: Lou Mancari
Publsiher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2006-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781600340253

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Autopsy means to "look for yourself within" or "to see with your own eyes." We will open the spiritual body with the scalpel of God's two-edged sword, the Word of God. As we begin the autopsy of the dead church we immediately find that DNA evidence links every person in the church with an infamous and ancient crime scene--the Garden of Eden. As we continue the autopsy of this dead church we find the fingerprints of a noted murderer and thief all over the body. Like all of us, Satan has certain traits that identify his prints. The dead church has had major brain damage. In some cases there is an enchanting or forceful preacher that has performed a spiritual lobotomy hindering any deep or independent biblical thinking of the people of the church.

Anatomy of a Revived Church

Anatomy of a Revived Church
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publsiher: Tyndale House Publishers
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2022-08-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781496474629

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There is hope. God can save your church. In this book, Thom Rainer reveals seven findings of revived churches. Through new research, he figuratively dissects hundreds of churches that were on the path toward death. But they turned around. They revitalized. They did so in the face of facts and naysayers who told them it could not be done. Today, three out of four churches are declining in our nation, and twenty percent of churches are close to death. What are the secrets of the churches who avoided this fate and experienced revival? In Anatomy of a Revived Church, Thom will show you how these churches experienced renewal. He will cover everything from “expanding the scorecard” to “dealing with toxins” to “choosing meaningful membership.” When you finish reading this book, you will have the tools to strengthen, restore, and energize your church. You can choose life for your church.

Becoming a Welcoming Church

Becoming a Welcoming Church
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publsiher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781462765461

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Most church members don't see their churches clearly. In almost all of Thom S. Rainer's consultations, church members perceive their church to be friendly. But as he surveyed guests, he found that the guests typically saw church members as unfriendly. The perception chasm existed because the members were indeed friendly . . . to one another. The guests felt like they crashed a private party. Bestselling author Thom Rainer (I Am a Church Member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church) has a game plan for churches to become more hospitable. In a format that is suitable for church members to read individually or study together, Rainer guides readers toward a practical framework for making a difference for those who visit their church. Churches may use Becoming a Welcoming Church to assess and audit where they are on a spectrum between welcoming and wanting. Additionally, churches can use the companion book We Want You Here to send guests home with a compelling vision for what pastors want every guest to know when they visit.

I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church

I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church
Author: Paul Nixon
Publsiher: The Pilgrim Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780829818994

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God has called all of us to lead healthy, growing, spiritual churches. For this very reason, Paul Nixon refused to lead a dying church. Paul invites you to join his commitment in refusing, ever again, to lead a dying church. This commitment entails six choices: choosing life over death; choosing community over isolation; choosing fun over drudgery; choosing bold over mild; choosing frontier over fortress; and choosing now rather than later.

We Refused to Lead a Dying Church

We Refused to Lead a Dying Church
Author: Paul Nixon
Publsiher: The Pilgrim Press
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2012-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780829819427

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Paul Nixon does it again with this groundbreaking follow-up to his bestseller "I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church!" "We Refused to Lead a Dying Church!" shares the miracles of God’s transformative power in dying churches that decided to choose life with real examples of ordinary pastors and lay leaders who inspired church growth. Nixon shares the stories of fifteen churches from the United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, and Presbyterian Church (USA) that decided giving up, dying, was not an option.

Simple Church

Simple Church
Author: Thom S. Rainer,Eric Geiger
Publsiher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2011-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780805447996

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Now in paperback, this multi-awarded national best seller shares a clear message from case studies of 400 North American congregations: church is done best when it's kept simple.