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When Church Stops Working

A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation

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When Church Stops Working

By: Andrew Root, Blair D. Bertrand - contributor
Narrated by: Mike Lenz
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What if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovation, or busyness?

What if the answer is to stop and wait on God?

In When Church Stops Working, ministry leaders Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand show how actively watching and listening for God can bring life out of death for churches in crisis today. Using clear steps and practices, they invite church leaders to stop the endless cycle of doing more and rather to simply "be" in God's presence. They tell the story of two congregations who did this—and found new life in the process.

When Church Stops Working distills the core themes of Root's critically acclaimed Ministry in a Secular Age series in a more accessible form. Leaders and churchgoers who are burned out and hopeless will experience affirmation, encouragement, and empowerment as Root and Bertrand turn to the book of Acts as well as examples from contemporary congregational life to show what "active" waiting looks like and the saving grace it can hold.

©2023 Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand (P)2023 eChristian
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There is something special in this book. The call for a counter cultural response of waiting in a busy word with many challenges. I wonder if we will be brave enough to explore this opportunity to practice our deep convictions and wait rather than innovate?

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