LEADER 00000nim a22004455a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125034950.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 160417s2009 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9780310772125 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0310772125 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780310772125_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11619473 037 11619473|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 277.3/083|222 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Olson, David T.,|d1953- 245 14 The American church in crisis :|bgroundbreaking research based on a national database of over 200,000 churches |h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bZondervan,|c2009. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 07 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Read by James Adams. 520 Groundbreaking research based on a national database of over 200,000 churches shows that the overall United States population is growing faster than the church. The director of the American Church Research Project, Dave Olson, has worked to analyze church attendance, showing that it is virtually unchanged from fifteen years ago while our population has grown by fifty-two million people. What does this mean for you, your church, and the future of Christianity in North America? The American Church in Crisis offers unprecedented access to data that helps you understand the state of the church today. "We live in a world that is post-Christian, postmodern, and multiethnic, whether we realize it or not," says the author. This book not only gives a realistic picture that confirms hunches and explodes myths, but it provides insight into how the church must change to reach a new and changed world with the hope of the gospel. Readers will find a richly textured mosaic with optimistic and challenging stories. Charts, diagrams, and worksheets provide church leaders and motivated church members with a stimulating read that will provoke much discussion. Questions for discussion accompany the chapters. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Church attendance|zUnited States|vStatistics. 700 1 Adams, James.|4nrt 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11619473?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780310772125_180.jpeg