Saturday, September 20, 2014

Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Give Up on Established Churches


If you truly believe that established churches have no hope, there is no reason to read this post. I am not, however, among those pessimists.

I am an obnoxious optimist about our churches.

Excited about This Book

What motivated me to write this post was a new book by my son, Sam Rainer: Obstacles in the Established Church. All familial prejudice aside, I am greatly heartened to read a work by a 30-something pastor about what we used to call “traditional churches.”

While the title caught my eye, the subtitle gave me hope: How Leaders Overcome Them. It is indeed a book of hope. Read more

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