(PUBEerdmans)Everyone has an opinion about why mainline churches are declining, but few provide concrete, workable ideas to help stem the tide. As an academic, Johnson effectively couples his suggestions with McDonald's pastoral experience. Together, they seek to re-energize the body of Christ with new vision. 168 pages, softcover.

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Title: Imagining a Church in the Spirit: A Task for Mainline Congregations
By: Ben Campbell Johnson, Glenn McDonald
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 168
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 1999

Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 0802846637
ISBN-13: 9780802846631
Stock No: WW46637

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The greatest problem facing mainline churches today is not declining numbers, shifting social allegiances, or confused leadership. It is loss of vision. This bold yet constructive book urges pastors to again see their congregations as real expressions of "the body of Christ" and suggests ways to revise - and energize - their ministries based on this vision.. "Complete with discussion questions that make it ideal for use in a wide variety of educational settings, Imagining a Church in the Spirit will help church leaders successfully meet the cultural challenges that await us in the twenty-first century.