Churches and the Crisis of Decline Quotes

“it’s no shame for a congregation to close—no failure, necessarily, for a pastor to journey with a congregation into death.”
― Andrew Root, Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age

“This book is a thought experiment that desires to present a constructive practical ecclesiology that draws inspiration and direction from Barth”
― Andrew Root, Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age