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Ministry in the 21 Century
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New Insight into Turning the Tide on Declining Church Attendance

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Tired of seeing church attendance drop and loyalty diminish? Develop a Builder Ministry
@ConcordiaPub

Summary: Concordia Publishing House releases Builder Ministry in the 21st Century, a
book that addresses church membership decline and assesses ministry models to
determine effectiveness.

Saint Louis, MO—Going to church isn’t as important to Americans as it used to be.

Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians combined have seen the proportion of their
membership shrink almost in half since 1960. With fewer people attending church,
many pastors ask themselves how they can continue to connect people with Christ.

Builder Ministry in the 21st Century from Concordia Publishing House fosters productive
discussion among ministers and church leaders who are concerned about the future of
their congregations and church bodies. Rather than completely replacing tradition with
contemporary methods, this books focus on a “builder” paradigm based on the Apostle
Paul’s interaction with believers.

Author David Luecke says, "The bottom-line message of this book is that Lutherans,
Episcopalians, and Presbyterians need to become better at promoting and sharing
personal spiritual experiences. Instead of assuming the spiritual goods of life in Christ,
they need to be more effective at delivering the spiritual goods."

The builder model concentrates on moving toward Christ likeness in personal and
congregational life. With an emphasis on awakening, encouraging, and building the
community, the builder model makes Christianity more applicable.

Builder Ministry in the 21st Century dives into discussions of ministry done by ordained
and commissioned people vs. by all, liturgical worship vs. engaging worship, proclaimed
Word vs. well-communicated Word, and a plethora of other topics.

Learn more and order Builder Ministry in the 21st Century by calling 1-800-325-3040 or
visiting cph.org.



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More from David Luecke: http://www2.luthersem.edu/Word&World/Archives/19-

1_Preaching/19-1_Luecke.pdf

Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS): www.lcms.org <http://www.lcms.org>

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Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. The company offers more than 8,000 products for use in
Christian congregations, schools, and homes. Visit CPH on the Web at http://www.cph.org
<http://www.cph.org> .
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