{"product_id":"gaining-by-losing-why-the-future-belongs-to-churches-that-send-9780310533955","title":"Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches That Send","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople are leaving the church J.D. Greear pastors. Big givers. Key volunteers. Some of his best leaders and friends. And that's exactly how he wants it to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jesus gave his disciples the Great Commission, he revealed that the key for reaching the world with the gospel is found in sending, not gathering. Though many churches focus time and energy on attracting people and counting numbers, the real mission of the church isn't how many people you can gather. It's about training up disciples and then sending them out. The true measure of success for a church should be its sending capacity, not its seating capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there is a cost to this. To see ministry multiply, we must release the seeds God has placed in our hands. And to do that, we must ask ourselves whether we are concerned more with building our kingdom or God's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGaining By Losing\u003c\/em\u003e, J.D. Greear unpacks ten plumb lines that you can use to reorient your church's priorities around God's mission to reach a lost world. The good news is that you don't need to choose between gathering or sending. Effective churches can, and must, do both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. D. Greear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310533955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.D. Greear is pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The Summit Church has been ranked by \u003cem\u003eOutreach Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the fastest-growing churches in the United States. J.D. has a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eStop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGospel: Recovering the Power That Made Christianity Revolutionary. \u003c\/em\u003eHe lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, Veronica, and their four children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"J. D. Greear \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47348013105309,"sku":"9780310533955","price":36.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8257873b-f240-46e0-92fd-1f8e5dfd2f90.jpg?v=1761651253","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/gaining-by-losing-why-the-future-belongs-to-churches-that-send-9780310533955","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}