Left behind in a megachurch world
Subtitle: how God works through ordinary churches
By: Ruth A. Tucker.
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Small churches.
Description: Ruth A. Tucker weaves together an interest in church growth and spiritual formation to provide a narrative-based look at congregations whose numbers are "plateauing." Filling a noticeable gap in literature designed to encourage the smaller church, this insightful and well-researched book opposes the idea that numbers are the only way to measure success. Tucker's unique writing will relieve small churches from the pressure to grow and encourage pastors, laypeople, and small congregations to remain open to God's work in their church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Left behind with purpose; title: Personal reflections on left-behind churches; title: The Wal-Mart gospel blues; title: The precipice-driven pastor; title: A left-behind theology; title: Burnout in the parsonage and parish; title: Megachurch mania; title: Literature, seminars, and theory of church growth; title: Left behind with a woman's touch; title: Left behind in community; title: Left behind with a sense of humor; title: The messiness of the left-behind church; title: Spiritual memories of the church in the valley; title: The church in the valley of the shadow of death; title: New life for the left-behind church.