Survival or Revival: Ten Keys to Church Vitality
Westminster John Knox Press | 1999 | ISBN: 0664257348 | 150 pages | PDF | 2MB
Will churches merely survive or will they come alive in the twenty-first century? This is the real question facing most churches; the many publicized issues only cloud the picture.How do we work for congregational vitality as we enter the next century? What commitments are we willing to initiate and sustain toward this goal? Is there a singular vision for congre-
gational vitality?
In this book I have identified ten keys to making congregations vital in the twenty-first century. First and foremost, congregational vitality calls for worship of God alone. This is easier said than practiced. Observers from Mars might have a difficult time sorting out the rationale behind many church services. Sometimes it seems the major portion of our services consists primarily of announcements rather than proclamation;
more deference is sometimes shown to cultural allegiances than to God. At the center of congregational vitality must be an unapologetic worship of the triune God whom we confess to be our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.
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