{"product_id":"when-church-stops-working","title":"When Church Stops Working","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovation, or busyness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the answer is to stop and wait on God?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Church Stops Working\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ministry leaders Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand show how actively watching and listening for God can bring life out of death for churches in crisis today. Using clear steps and practices, they invite church leaders to stop the endless cycle of doing more and rather to simply \"be\" in God's presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Church Stops Working\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e distills the core themes of Root's critically acclaimed Ministry in a Secular Age series in a more accessible form. Leaders and churchgoers who are burned out and hopeless will experience affirmation, encouragement, and empowerment as Root and Bertrand show what \"active\" waiting looks like and the saving grace it can hold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"21Five Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50133088043232,"sku":"9781587435782","price":30.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/0024\/7224\/files\/m-2026-03-20T141411.770.jpg?v=1774030516","url":"https:\/\/21five.ca\/products\/when-church-stops-working","provider":"21Five Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}