Mark Eldredge
Description
The book moves through current challenges in evangelism, preferences in worship styles, ways to foster transformation through discipleship, and strate
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gies to build authentic worshipping communities, and it ends with how to explore the gifting and potential in your congregation to help to complete this journey together. Those who engage in church revitalization must be willing to face change, often head on, but they will find that the benefits will outweigh the challenges. Revive is a guide to help you and your church face these challenges together and give hope to those like you who are on the front lines of God's harvesting laborers.Each of the book's five sections have questions designed for individuals or groups to discuss and apply these concepts to each leader's particular context. Although it can be read in one sitting, this book was designed so that one chapter a day could be read over about six weeks to allow the concepts to sink in. This design makes it an ideal read in church seasons like Advent, Lent, and Easter during which a small group, or even a parish council or governing board, can discuss and apply it to their church.There are no "quick fixes" in church revitalization, but Revive is a step-by-step guide to help passionate church leaders like you work in a way that bears the most fruit.
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