Waking the sleeping giant
Subtitle: the birth, growth, decline, and rebirth of an American church
By: Gerald B. Kieschnick.
Publisher: Concordia Pub. House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: St. Louis, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780758625441
Subjects: Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod -- History
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The giant is born; title: Where we came from and how we got here : the identity and formation of the lcms; title: The giant grows and develops; title: Where we stand and why : what we believe, teach, and confess; title: The giant slumbers and snores; title: What has caused us to become non-productive : becoming our own worst enemy; title: The giant awakens and arises; title: What roads we take and what roadblocks we encounter : fixing and funding the mission; title: The giant encounters other giants; title: The witness of our church in a post-church culture, in the world but not of the world; title: The giant chooses a fork in the road; title: Where we are going and how we get there : vision and mission of an American church in the 21st century; title: The giant matures and leads; title: Leadership, especially in difficult times; title: Conclusion: The future of the LCMS : tying it all together.