{"product_id":"when-church-stops-working-a-future-for-your-congregation-beyond-more-money-programs-and-innovation-9781587435782","title":"When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovation, or busyness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the answer is to stop and wait on God? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen Church Stops Working\u003c\/i\u003e, ministry leaders Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand show how actively watching and listening for God can bring life out of death for churches in crisis today. Using clear steps and practices, they invite church leaders to stop the endless cycle of doing more and rather to simply \"be\" in God's presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Church Stops Working\u003c\/i\u003e distills the core themes of Root's critically acclaimed Ministry in a Secular Age series in a more accessible form. Leaders and churchgoers who are burned out and hopeless will experience affirmation, encouragement, and empowerment as Root and Bertrand show what \"active\" waiting looks like and the saving grace it can hold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Root,Blair D. Bertrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587435782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Root\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a frequent speaker, has written more than twenty books, and hosts the \u003ci\u003eWhen Church Stops Working\u003c\/i\u003e podcast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlair D. Bertrand\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is a lecturer at Zomba Theological University, teaching consultant with Theological Education by Extension Malawi, and adjunct lecturer at Tyndale University, Toronto. He has served various congregations as an ordained minister and lives in Ottawa, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Andrew Root \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792973086877,"sku":"9781587435782","price":37.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a7497610-df80-4dd0-8ce3-788c39a50e5e.jpg?v=1774985869","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/when-church-stops-working-a-future-for-your-congregation-beyond-more-money-programs-and-innovation-9781587435782","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}