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Church’s refusal to die leads to growth

Posted October 24th, 2018

Despite being part of the same church family, Hazel Pflugmacher and Jaquette Easterlin never met.

Unglued Church: At the end of the rope

Posted October 21st, 2016

As an adviser for the Unglued Church, a program in Pittsburgh Presbytery for help with church change, I encounter a lot of churches at the end of their rope. It’s a time in a church’s life when it’s important to emphasize the importance of thinking beyond survival, and how the congregation might imagine leaving a legacy for God’s ministry and mission.