Facing Decline, Finding Hope

New Possibilities for Faithful Churches

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Author:

Jones, Jeffrey D.

Foreword by:

Tickle, Phyllis

ISBN:

978-1-56699-772-0

Publication Date:

Feb 2015

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $61.00

Book Description:

Facing Decline, Finding Hope is an essential resource to help congregations faithfully negotiate the challenges of ministry even as their membership declines. Drawing on biblical and theological resources, as well as leadership studies, the author helps churches ask new questions to shape ministry more attuned to today's world.

Book Details

Pages:	152
Detailed Subjects:	Religion / Christian Church / General Religion / Christian Church / Growth Religion / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources Religion / Christian Ministry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6.26 x 9.27 x 0.63 Inches
Book Weight:	0.74 Pounds

Author Biography

Jones, Jeffrey D. (Author)

Phyllis Tickle was born on March 12, 1934. She received a B.A. from East Tennessee State University in 1955 and a M.A. from Furman University in 1961. She was best known for launching the religion section of Publishers Weekly in the early 1990s. She also wrote dozens of books on American religion and spirituality including Re-Discovering the Sacred: Spirituality in America, God-Talk in America, The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why, and The Age of the Spirit: How the Ghost of an Ancient Controversy Is Shaping the Church. She died months after being diagnosed with lung cancer on September 22, 2015 at the age of 81.

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