In this volume of fresh thinking about life in a Christian community, 21 theologians attest to Christ-centered communities and offer new views of church as an e

"A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble." Since a global pandemic abruptly closed places of worship, many Christians have skipped church life, e

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Why do so many young adults (18 to 22) leave the church, and what will it take to bring them back? This important question is examined and duly answered in Esse

* A comprehensive, practical paradigm for nurturing congregational leadership * Tested in ten years of teaching, ministry, congregational research * Includes sp