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Ruth A Fletcher. Thrive

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Praise for Thrive

Recently, denominational executive Ruth Fletcher and her pastor husband Ron had a 3 month sabbatical. Instead of going to Europe or hiking Glacier National Park, they took a road trip across the United States visiting “transforming congregations.” Thrive is the result of that road trip, and a lifetime of pastoral experience.

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Some Golden Rule congregations actively work to reverse the changes that have occurred in the culture. They feel disenfranchised and angry about the church losing the power, prestige, and privilege by which it benefited in years gone by. Hoping to return to the way things used to be, they seek to reclaim the authority of the clergy, the certainty of scripture, and the social order of the past in which various segments of society accepted their assigned roles and stayed in their places.

Some admit they do not know how to respond in any meaningful way to the changes taking place in the culture around them. They do not understand why the creativity and joy that used to permeate the church’s life and work walked out the door. They do not know why their children and grandchildren choose to spend Sunday mornings sleeping in, reading the morning newspaper, drinking coffee, going to the lake or the ski slope, attending soccer games, shopping, or doing projects around the home instead of choosing to come to worship. So, they try harder, doing the same things they have always done with the wishful hope they will achieve different results.

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