How to Attract and Keep Active Church Members

by Donald P. Smith

In this study of church growth and membership retention, Donald Smith argues that if a church is to survive, it must concentrate on keeping its present members as well as attracting new ones. He interviews people from six hundred churches of various sizes and reviews the causes of membership decline and retention in those churches. He provides evidence that a major problem is membership dropout. He brings together and addresses the assimilation of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664251404
• ISBN13: 9780664251406
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"