{"product_id":"before-the-resurrection-transitions-and-endings-in-quaker-meetings-and-churches-9798385228683","title":"Before the Resurrection: Transitions and Endings in Quaker Meetings and Churches","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Emily Provance\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - Quaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do Friends' meetings and churches adapt to changing or shrinking communities? A smaller or older meeting is no less valuable to God than a larger one, but the \"more is better\" messaging of modern culture tells us otherwise. This book weaves together logistical suggestions with eternal spiritual principles to help meetings right-size their institutions. Whether a group is altering its committee structures, restructuring entirely, selling a building, or laying itself down, the steps are essentially the same: recognizing the need for change, discerning the will of God at this time, caring for one another, and stepping forward into a new thing. \u003cbr\u003e Friends are a resurrection people. We know there will always be a renewal of life. But resurrection is not the same as resuscitation. How do we best make space for what God may do next?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resource Publications (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45415248330903,"sku":"9798385228683","price":1405.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798385228683.webp?v=1768586905","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/before-the-resurrection-transitions-and-endings-in-quaker-meetings-and-churches-9798385228683","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}