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Title: The Other 80 Percent: Turning Your Church's Spectators Into Active Participants By: Scott Thumma, Warren Bird Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 256 Vendor: Jossey-Bass, Inc | Weight: 1 pound ISBN: 0470891297 ISBN-13: 9780470891292 Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Stock No: WW91292X |
In this practical resource, well-known and respected researcher Scott Thumma and professional co-writer Warren Bird draw upon new and heretofore unpublished research across a broad range of Protestant churches of all sizes and show how to create more active members. Offers solid information of what church leaders need to know about the factors and practices that create church members who are more actively and passionately involved in their congregations.
This book offers advice for moving church members from being spectators to living a life of discipleship and faith.
The Authors
Scott Thumma, Ph.D., is professor of sociology of religion at Hartford Seminary and researcher at Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Scott is recognized as a leading researcher and writer on congregational studies. He is also editor of the Lilly Endowment funded website Insights into Religion.
Warren Bird, Ph.D., is director of research and intellectual capital development for Leadership Network. An ordained minister, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at Alliance Theological Seminary. Warren has coauthored 22 books including Culture Shift and Viral Churches, both from Jossey-Bass.
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