{"product_id":"get-ready-get-set-grow-gary-exman-9780895368652","title":"Get Ready Get Set Grow!: Church Growth for Town and Country Congregations","description":"Estimates are that as many as three-quarters of mainline Christian congregations are located in small towns or rural areas -- and many of these areas are diminishing in population. So is it inevitable that small town and rural churches will decline in membership and close in the next few decades? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Not necessarily!\" says Gary Exman. During his years as the pastor of a small-town parish, his congregation reversed the trend and grew dramatically. By applying the principles of the \"church growth\" movement, Exman's church revitalized a dying Sunday school, increased average worship attendance by 50 percent, and quadrupled church offerings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet Ready... Get Set... GROW!\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical handbook that shows how you can achieve results like that in your congregation as well. Exman identifies the unique problems facing small town and rural churches, and in this book he offers proven strategies for conquering the cancer of declining membership and building stronger congregations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is untapped potential in the small towns and open country of our land -- and \u003ci\u003eGet Ready... Get Set... GROW!\u003c\/i\u003e can help you discover it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary W. Exman\u003c\/b\u003e is the pastor of Stonybrook United Methodist Church in Gahanna, Ohio. A speaker, evangelist, and church growth consultant, Exman has also served as the president of the United Methodist Church's Council on Evangelism. He is a graduate of Taylor University, Scarritt College, Asbury Theological Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Exman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 089536865X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780895368652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.35w x 0.45d","brand":"Gary Exman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063480971519,"sku":"9780895368652","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_388f1c06-1806-4971-9584-4c7128d9ab3e.jpg?v=1685389808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/get-ready-get-set-grow-gary-exman-9780895368652","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}