Heaven help our church!
Subtitle: a step by step survival guide for Christians in troubled churches
By: Brian A. Thorstad
Publisher: NextStep Resources
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780911802542
Subjects: Church controversies; Conflict management; Christianity; Change; Church renewal
Notes: "For lay people who are going through difficult times in troubled Christian congregations"--Page xi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-186).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Heaven help our church!; title: Get the big picture; title: Determine to do right; title: Determine to grow; title: Pray like crazy; title: Understand why good people do bad things; title: Understand more reasons why good people do bad things; title: Understand the challenge of conflict; title: Take careful action; title: Care enough to confront; title: Say good-bye with grace; title: Have a happy ending; title: Bonus chapters: Surviving the pastoral transition in your church ; Change, traditions and trends ; The surprising secret to church growth (or "The sign on the roof") ; Ending the worship wars ; The parable of the headhunter ; Is there hope for the congregational church? ; What we've been learning about governance and structure ; One big, unhappy family (How your church can avoid family system dysfunctions); title: A few good books you may want to read.