The Church Refugees Leadership Bundle will help you facilitate conversations about the Religious Dones, with your leadership team. This bundle Includes 6 copies of Church Refugees and a free download of Exodus of the Religious Dones.

By Josh Packard, Ph.D.

The reality of the exodus from church is bigger than you feared...and starting much closer to home. That'’s what sociologist and author Josh Packard has confirmed in his just-released report, Exodus of the Religious Dones.

Packard'’s research confirms not only how many people have walked away from the church already, but how many are lined up to leave--—and why.

This groundbreaking study complements Packard'’s best-selling Church Refugees, rounding out Packard'’s in-depth profile of Religious Dones.

Church leaders will discover the true scope of the challenge facing local churches--—and the specific concerns prompting an ongoing exodus. With this information in hand, church leaders will know how to best slow the steady stream of church members inching toward the back door, and be equipped to better meet the needs of their congregations.

By Josh Packard, Ph.D. and Ashleigh Hope

They’re called The Dones.
After devoting a lifetime to their churches, they'’re walking away. Why?

Sociologists Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope reveal the results of a major study about the exodus from the American church.

Sifting through hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews, Packard and Hope provide illuminating insights into what has become a major shift in the American landscape.

If you’'re in the church, discover the major reasons your church may be in danger of losing its strongest members—--and what you can do to keep them.

If you’'re among those done with church, look for your story to be echoed here. You'’re not alone--—and at last you'’re understood.

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By Josh Packard, Ph.D. and Ashleigh Hope

They'’re called The Dones.
After devoting a lifetime to their churches, they'’re walking away. Why?

Sociologists Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope reveal the results of a major study about the exodus from the American church.
Sifting through hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews, Packard and Hope provide illuminating insights into what has become a major shift in the American landscape.

If you'’re in the church, discover the major reasons your church may be in danger of losing its strongest members--—and what you can do to keep them.

If you’'re among those done with church, look for your story to be echoed here. You’'re not alone--—and at last you’'re understood.

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NEW Why Nobody Includes:

• Why Nobody Wants to Go To Church Anymore Book
• Why Nobody Wants to Go To Church Anymore Action Plan

Leadership Teams who are using the Why Nobody Leadership Bundle are asking these questions:

• Are people coming to our church just as they are?
• Are people’s doubts, thoughts and questions welcome at our church?
• Is everyone at our church in this together?
• Is our church ready to connect with God in a fresh way?

By Thom & Joani Schultz

"They judge me."
"They'’re just a bunch of hypocrites."
"If they'’re an example of who God is, I don'’t want anything to do with God."

This is what many people are saying about Christians. Why do they feel this way? And is there anything you can do about it? How can you help give Christians a reputation makeover? Why Nobody Wants to Be Around Christians Anymore gives you more than just answers. Inside you'’ll find practical helps and real-life examples of what it means to glow your love the way Jesus did. You'’ll learn how to avoid pushing people away--…and how to be a magnet for God’s love instead.

As you explore the reasons why the church is in decline in the book Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore, you'’ll want to take the next step towards building an irresistible church. Bringing the 4 Acts of Love to your ministry teams and small groups will allow you to build a church where people want to be.
Action Plan is designed specifically to work with ministry teams of all sizes and will personalize the 4 Acts of Love on both an individual and team level. It includes practical help, in-depth discussion and additional resources for applying the 4 Acts of Love to your church. We are all in this together as we build healthier communities and win people back to church.

By Thom and Joani Schultz

The book that will forever change the way you think about church.

The statistics are clear: The American church is in decline. People are leaving in astounding numbers, with no sign of a turnaround. And despite church leaders’ best efforts to stem the tide, more than 80 percent of people are finding something better to do on Sunday mornings.

Why? Is there hope for the future of the church?

In this groundbreaking new book, Thom and Joani Schultz expose the church practices that are driving people away and thwarting spiritual growth. Yet they also reveal what can bring them back--—the four keys to reaching the "unchurched" and the "dechurched."

The bad news? Your church is probably missing the mark when it comes to the core of Christianity. The good news? There'’s hope. Lots of it.

The truth may surprise you…--but it can also transform your ministry into something truly irresistible.

Limited Edition Hard Cover Version

By Thom and Joani Schultz

The book that will forever change the way you think about church.

The statistics are clear: The American church is in decline. People are leaving in astounding numbers, with no sign of a turnaround. And despite church leaders'’ best efforts to stem the tide, more than 80 percent of people are finding something better to do on Sunday mornings.

Why? Is there hope for the future of the church?

In this groundbreaking new book, Thom and Joani Schultz expose the church practices that are driving people away and thwarting spiritual growth. Yet they also reveal what can bring them back--—the four keys to reaching the "unchurched" and the "dechurched."

The bad news? Your church is probably missing the mark when it comes to the core of Christianity. The good news? There'’s hope. Lots of it.

The truth may surprise you...…but it can also transform your ministry into something truly irresistible.