Church planters : inside the world of religion entrepreneurs / Richard N. Pitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitt, Richard N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church development, New--United States.

Church development, New.

Protestant churches--United States.

Protestant churches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-750944-4

0-19-750943-6

OCLC:

1276856656