Being the Church?
Congregational life isn't an easy task in our time. Institutions are weaker, budgets are in decline, people are uninterested, and commitment is wavering. But these are only symptoms of a bigger issue. In this presentation, Dr. Andrew Root will help us peer beneath the symptoms and explore why many churches seem to find themselves in crisis. The presentation examines what living in a secular age does to congregational identity and how regular folks and church leaders can find new footing within it.
We do hope that you will join us in person, but if you are unable to do so, the event will be livestreaming and viewable after the event on our Youtube Channel.
Andrew Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, USA. He writes and researches in areas of theology, ministry, culture and younger generations. His many publications include Churches and the Crisis of Decline (Baker, 2022), The Congregation in a Secular Age (Baker, 2021), and The Grace of Dogs: A Boy, a Black Lab, and a Father's Search for the Canine Soul (Convergent, 2017).
