{"product_id":"better-together-making-church-mergers-work-expanded-and-updated","title":"Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work  Expanded And Updated","description":"\u003cp\u003eThousands Of Protestant Churches Are Perplexed By Plateaued Or Declining Attendance, While Other Congregations Nearby Thrive. Is There A Way For Them To Combine Forces, Drawing On Both Their Strengths, In Ways That Also Increase Their Missional Impact?In Better Together, Expanded And Updated: Making Church Mergers Work, Church Merger Consultant Jim Tomberlin And Awardwinning Writer Warren Bird Make The Case That Mergers Today Work Best Not With Two Struggling Churches But With A Vital, Momentumfilled Lead Church Partnering With A Joining Church. This Muchneeded Resource Describes The Range Of Mergers For Strong, Stable, Stuck, And Struggling Churches. No Matter What Type Of Merger A Church May Be Considering, The Authors Address Key Questions About The Process: How Can A Merger Help A Church Go Forward? How Will A Merger Process Unfold? Where Can A Declining Church Find Another Congregation To Join? What Are The Pitfalls That Both Pastor And Congregation Should Avoid? How Can Better Together Lead To More, Rather Than Fewer, Lifegiving, Highimpact, Reproducing Churches? They Provide A Complete, Practical, Handson Guide For Church Leaders Of Both Struggling And Vibrant Churches, So They Can Understand The Issues, Develop Strategies, And Execute Mergers For Church Expansion And Renewalultimately, So They Can Reinvigorate Declining Churches And Give Them A Second Life.No Matter What Your Motivation For Merging Your Church With Anotherto Begin A New Church Life Cycle, Cross Racial Lines, Reach More People For Christ, Multiply Your Church'S Impact, Or Better Serve Your Local Communitybetter Together Will Give You The Tools You Need To Create A Thriving New Entity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47090729812213,"sku":"SONG1506463355","price":11.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71Qh4GKrlBL.jpg?v=1759491167","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/better-together-making-church-mergers-work-expanded-and-updated","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}