Do not forsake the assembly: The importance of Christian community

The Church in America (Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant) is facing a critical challenge in the twenty-first century. That challenge is that more and more people are leaving Church. Research has found that of the 73% of Americans who call themselves Christian only 31% go to church at least once a m...

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Main Author: Dibley, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2018, Volume: 115, Issue: 3, Pages: 407-411
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
HA Bible
NBN Ecclesiology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Testimony
B Church
B dones
B Ecclesia
B Witness
B Community
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