Toward the Better Country: Church Closure and Resurrection

Description

This book draws from interviews with clergy and lay leaders from over 40 different churches to form a discussion guide, offering an understanding of the "failure to thrive" and a pastoral examination of grief in closing congregations.

Features

merger and closure checklists, examples of documents and templates closing churches should utilize

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

• Brainstorm ideas on how congregational resources may be redirected in a legacy project to benefit other communities of faith.
• Use this as a discussion guide to provide guidance during the difficult discernment process of closing a congregation.