I read a book by Church statistic guru George Barna. He has written a masterpiece called Churchless. As a pastor I feel that this book and topic must be required reading. We must be a student of the culture and figure out what is making people leave the church by the thousands.
This trend alarms me and is why I picked up this book.
Like any Barna book, there will be many stats and can overwhelm you, bore you, or tempt you to skip over the book. Don't do that! The stats will help you see the reality we as pastors face when we lead our church and see people leave
My favorite chapter by far has to be the final chapter: why churches matter. The material in it helps me to know what to say to a generation that sees the church as irrelevant. The tools help me stay relevant without compromising the truth of the bible.
I highly recommend this book if you want to see how the culture sees the church and how to fix the problems we face in the 21st century. Pick it up at Amazon.com today!!!
I recieved this book for free from Tyndale bloggers network in exchange for an honest review . Thanks to them for the copy
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