The Crucified Church
Authors powerful message and the potential for change is needed now
The Death of a Church Is a Biblical Pathway to Life, New Title Alleges
Authors powerful message and the potential for change is needed now
2010-11-19
LONGWOOD, FL--The church is dying--and she should! In The Crucified Church: Leading Your Church Through Death & Rebirth ($14.99, paperback, 978-1-60957-804-6), a new title from Xulon Press, Pastor Joel L. Rissinger insightfully and candidly shows that revival or renewal of an impotent, biblically-deprived church is simply not enough. With great love for the bride of Christ, the author shows why the death of a church is often its biblical pathway to life. This eye-opening book will help church pastors, elders, board members, and other leaders as they teach their people about the need to die to self so that they may live for God.
"Most books on church renewal talk about programs to change the effectiveness of a church and produce growth," the author says. "Most suggest that if you just follow their formula, all will be well. My book is unique in that it boldly and blatantly tells them to die--so that they may live! Give up all for Jesus so that your church can have a new identity, and thus, a new beginning in Christ. Since the majority of Christian churches in America have plateaued or are in decline, this message and the potential change it brings is needed now!"
Pastor Joel L. Rissinger is the lead pastor of Mill Pond Church, in Newington, Connecticut. He has more than 18 years of full-time pastoral ministry experience, which includes at least three major church transitions, a merger, and a church plant. The wisdom he earned through these years of experience has allowed him to see that what the kingdom of God needs in order to expand exponentially is for believers to die to self to live for God. "Christians must do this...churches too!" he explains. "This book will show you why this is true and how to go about it!"