The Incredible Shrinking Church

I just finished reading The Incredible Shrinking Church by Frank Page. I must give it credit! I believe that this book is to the pastor trying to revitalize a church that is in a slump what Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren is to Church planters. Dr. Page, pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church and the current president of the Southern Baptist Convention, shares the knowledge he has gained in his career of turning around churches that were on decline. People would have described Taylors and other churches he has pastored in the past as “past their heyday” or just “getting smaller”. The insights in this book could be useful to any pastor who wants to see his church grow into an affective role in the community. It is a must read for any pastor who has become complacent in the ministry and needs to find a new vision for an older church that is in decline. I believe that God has a plan for every church! I also believe that that plan very rarely is for the church to fade off into oblivion.