What happens when the old woman tricks the troll? How did the rushing waves learn how to roll? How can a sword prove the words of a mouse, and some pudding threaten an absurd little house? Ten tales reveal the magical rise of enchanted sweet potatoes and blueberry pies, of sparkly bean races up to the moon, and a greedy baker in a golden balloon. Of towers and ladders, of princes and twins, the taradiddles smile and welcome you in.
Part research project, part detective story, this book presents results from the most comprehensive study of successful churches in history. These 586 churches across America all excel in winning new souls for Christ, and have a remarkable range of things in common. Some stereotypes are shattered, some results are astonishing, and everything is written in a readable, non-technical style.-- Includes churches with at least one baptism per 19 members annually-- Churches range from 60 to 6,000 in membership; more than 2/3 claim 100-499 members-- Reveals the seven evangelism tools most important to successful churches-- Discusses popular misconceptions about church location, size, event evangelism and more
For over a quarter of a century the problem of losing church members has progressively increased. Today the situation is so bad that less than one-third of the members in some churches attend worship services. Church leaders are crying for help.In an effort to help church leaders, the Billy Graham School of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary conducted a massive research project involving nearly 287 churches. The most revealing aspect of the study was that the higher expectations placed on members, the greater the likelihood that the members would stay and be involved with the church. Using the data gathered from this project, Thom Rainer presents the first-ever comprehensive study about 'closing the back door.' Rainer looks at why people are leaving the church and how church leaders can keep the members.
What happens when the old woman tricks the troll? How did the rushing waves learn how to roll? How can a sword prove the words of a mouse, and some pudding threaten an absurd little house? Ten tales reveal the magical rise of enchanted sweet potatoes and blueberry pies, of sparkly bean races up to the moon, and a greedy baker in a golden balloon. Of towers and ladders, of princes and twins, the taradiddles smile and welcome you in.
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