Why Churches Die

"Church would be a whole lot easier if it were not for the members.” That honest assessment introduces a new book titled, “Why Churches Die: Diagnosing Lethal Poisons in the Body of Christ.” Co-authors Mac Brunson and Ergun Caner admit to being surprised when they heard a leading evangelical pastor make the comment as he admitted that he hated pastoring.

“Perhaps this statement is a bit strong,” they add. “Perhaps it is better said that he loved the calling, but the tangential bureaucracy of modern church life drove him crazy,” Brunson and Caner write.

Brunson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, has served as president of the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference and president of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention. Caner began his ministry as a youth minister in Vincennes, Ind., and later served as pastor of a church in North Carolina. He now serves as dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Va. Follow this link to read the complete review.