| Description |
1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Church Planters -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Church Planting: A Bird's-​Eye View -- 3. "God, If You Want Me To": The "Spiritual" Origins of Church Planting -- 4. "Pack Up Your Office and Go": Social Structure and Religion Entrepreneurship -- 5. "Missions and Momentum": Recognizing Social Change Opportunities -- 6. "Time, Talents, and Treasure": Mobilizing Social Change Resources -- 7. "Butts, Budgets, and Behaviors": Framing Social Change Success, Failure, and Competition -- 8. De-​Sacralizing Religion Entrepreneurship -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Millions are leaving churches, half of all churches do not add any new members, and thousands of churches shutter their doors each year. These numbers suggest that American religion is not a growth industry. Yet, more than 1000 new churches are started in any given year. In Church Planters, sociologist Richard Pitt uses a series of in-depth interviews with church planters to understand what moves people who might otherwise be satisfied working for churches to the riskier role of starting one |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Church development, New -- United States
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Church development, New -- Protestant churches.
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Protestant churches -- United States
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Entrepreneurship -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
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Church development, New
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Church development, New -- Protestant churches
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Entrepreneurship -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches
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Protestant churches
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197509432 |
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0197509436 |
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