As our summer continues, as any good teacher might do, I am giving you some "summer reading" to do. No, there will not be a test. But, we will discuss it as it pertains to our work in moving us forward as a church.
The book, entitled "The Unchurched Next Door: Understanding Faith Stages as Keys to Sharing Your Faith," is by Thom S. Rainer. Rainer is the President and CEO of Lifeway in Nashville, and was the founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Church Growth at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. The book breaks down the unchurched, after an extensive national survey, into 5 stages of faith. It will help us to better visualize the intended recipients of our ministries in our church as we plan.
I have already started handing out the books, and I'll get the rest of you your books in the coming weeks. We'll discuss it, and any ideas that come from it, in a couple of months.
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