Meet up with other Disciples preachers for an informal conversation about what we’re reading.
Our next selection is When Church Stops Working, by Andrew Root and Blair D. Bertrand. While it’s not a book specifically about preaching, it does have some important insights about how we do church. Our conversation will focus on how those insights translate to our practice of preaching.
There are two options to join the discussion: Tuesday, February 4, 2025: 2:00pm ET/11:00am PT -OR- 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT.
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Tuesday, Feb. 4: 2:00 ET/11:00 PT
Tuesday, Feb. 4: 7:30 ET/4:30 PT
**Please note that this will be an informal, interactive discussion, not a presentation. Please join us prepared to participate in the conversation. If you sign up but later determine you can’t make it, please let us know so we can plan accordingly.**
“What if the solution for the decline of today’s church isn’t more money, people, programs, innovation, or busyness?
What if the answer is to stop and wait on God?
In When Church Stops Working, ministry leaders Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand show how actively watching and listening for God can bring life out of death for churches in crisis today. Using clear steps and practices, they invite church leaders to stop the endless cycle of doing more and rather to simply “be” in God’s presence. They tell the story of two congregations who did this–and found new life in the process.
When Church Stops Working distills the core themes of Root’s critically acclaimed Ministry in a Secular Age series in a more accessible form. Leaders and churchgoers who are burned out and hopeless will experience affirmation, encouragement, and empowerment as Root and Bertrand turn to the book of Acts as well as examples from contemporary congregational life to show what “active” waiting looks like and the saving grace it can hold.”