The Gifts of the Small Church

by Jason Byassee

Book Overview

Dizzying changes have taken place in American religious life in the last half century. Yet in spite of that fact, taking a snapshot of a "typical" Christian church in America would reveal a surprising number of small-to-mid-sized congregations, rooted in a local neighborhood or community, tied to a specific denomination, where most of the members know each others' names, and hence are blessed (and cursed) with being the church together. In this clear-eyed,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687466598
• ISBN13: 9780687466597
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"