Why They Left


Review by John Mason Lock
 

According to the authors, the “great dechurching” is a reversal of the great revivals in American Christianity like the First and Second Great Awakenings, with 40 million people leaving the church in the last 25 years. Using empirical evidence, the authors assess the broad impacts of this phenomenon.

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A Complete Church


Review by Greta Gaffin

What do Anglican churches need right now? Is there something we can learn from another denomination that our churches are missing? Ephrem Arcement looks at seven aspects of Christianity that he sees as necessary for a complete church, and how each aspect can help or hurt the promotion of the faith.

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How Christianity Found its Footing in Sports


Review by J.J. Carney

"If you are looking for one book to explain the remarkable growth of the Christian 'Sportianity' subculture, this is it."


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Evangelizing Through Music


Review by Jason Abel


This book acts as a guide to creating musical offerings which can “begin a movement that changes the way people approach sacred choral music, the way people think about making faith accessible to seekers and the lapsed, and the way people think about what church really is.” 

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Making Music with What's Possible and Pastoral


Article by David Palmer

"As I approach retirement, I am reflecting on my 44-odd years as a church organist and sometime choir director, and on how music-making at church has been about doing what’s possible with the resources that we have."

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'I've Heard There Was a Secret Chord'


Article by Christine Havens

"How many other clergy might be moved to practice music as spiritual care? How might it connect with their vocation?"

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