Declining to be church? Rediscovering God’s time and action through paying careful attention to a numerically declining church

Church decline is typically seen as a problem to be solved. Many denominations have developed strategies of renewal to address the problem of numerical decline. By paying attention to a particular church in numerical decline through a theological action research project, this paper asks whether ther...

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Main Author: Butler, James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2024
In: Practical theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 206–217
IxTheo Classification:NBN Ecclesiology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B church decline
B youthfulness
B living in the present
B Aging
B life-cycle of a church
B Theological Action Research
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