{"product_id":"to-dream-again-how-to-help-your-church-come-alive-9781597520300","title":"To Dream Again: How to Help Your Church Come Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are four ways to revitalize a church, organizationally speaking. The easiest change is policy change. You simply adjust the way you do things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA second strategy is to change personnel. Firing the minister or electing new lay leaders is a common approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother change tactic is to create new program structures. Reorganization plans are familiar in institutions of all kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChange policy. Change people. Change programs. Each of these approaches has its advocates. But the approach I suggest is the most basic of all--clarify purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth way to revitalize a church is to define and act on its fundamental purpose. A new dream awakes a congregation. A poster motto challenges: \"Aim for the sun. You may not reach it, but you will fly higher that if you never aimed at all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--from the Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597520300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.84w x 0.34d","brand":"Robert D. Dale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38211507912885,"sku":"9781597520300","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e4eef0a8-76da-480d-96c6-b2183be2f2c7.jpg?v=1610430566","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/to-dream-again-how-to-help-your-church-come-alive-9781597520300","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}