{"product_id":"9781118131305","title":"Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work","description":"Thousands of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations nearby thrive. Is there a way for them to combine forces, drawing on both their strengths, in ways that also increase their missional impact? Church merger consultant Jim Tomberlin, with co-writer Warren Bird, makes the case that mergers today work best not with two struggling churches but with a vital, momentum-filled lead church partnering with a joining church. In this new book, they provide a complete, practical, hands-on guide for church leaders of both struggling and vibrant churches so that they can understand the issues, develop strategies, and execute a variety of forms of merger for church expansion and renewal to reinvigorate declining churches and give them a \"second life.\"","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011228057840,"sku":"9781118131305","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118131305_p0.jpg?v=1763692850","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118131305","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}