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Do you Attend a Living Church or a Dying Church? (#0312)

2011/03/25 By Greg

Sam Trumbore is a Unitarian Universalist (UUA) pastor who currently serves as minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany (New York).  Previously, he was Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charlotte County, Florida.  Recently he wrote a piece contrasting the experiences of living churches with those of dying churches.  This article was originally published in the newsletter of a Charlotte county church: Pilgrim United Church of Christ.  More recently it Read More …

Review of Transformational Church (#0132)

2010/08/13 By Greg

Stetzer, Ed and Rainer, Thom  S.  Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations.  B&H Publishing, 2010.  ISBN: 9781433669300. Meet the Authors Ed Stetzer is the President and Missiologist in Residence of LifeWay Research.  Ed is a contributing editor for Christianity Today, a columnist for Outreach Magazine and Catalyst Monthly, serves on the advisory council of Sermon Central and Christianity Today’s Building Church Leaders, and is Read More …

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Greg is a follower of the Way of Jesus who strives to make the world a better place for all people. Currently, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of White Rock Center of Hope in Dallas and as Interim Senior Minister of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Fort Worth. He has served eleven congregations, taught religion to undergraduates for eight years, and helped three organizations provide quality healthcare to underserved populations. (Read More)

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