{"product_id":"when-church-stops-working-andrew-root-9781587435782","title":"When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation","description":"What if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovation, or busyness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the answer is to stop and wait on God? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen Church Stops Working\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Church Stops Working\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Root, Blair D. Bertrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1587435780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587435782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrew Root","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079226061055,"sku":"9781587435782","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a76b30a-09f7-4a16-aca4-73544cb86564.jpg?v=1685479908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-church-stops-working-andrew-root-9781587435782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}