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| Introduction | |
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| Continuity to Discontinuity | |
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| The Dumb Answer | |
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| Six Big Surprises | |
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| The Ecumenical Movement | |
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| The Erosion of the Western European Religious Heritage | |
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| The Fourth Great Awakening | |
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| From Cooperation to Competition | |
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| From Doctrine to Polity | |
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| From Low to High Expectations | |
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| The Ministry of the Laity Has Arrived | |
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| The Redefinition of Women's Ministries | |
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| From 30 Percent to 1 Percent | |
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| From Lover to Leader | |
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| The New Sources of Resources | |
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| The Endangered Species List | |
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| The Big Seven | |
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| From Deflation to Inflation | |
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| From Neighborhood to Region | |
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| From Community to Marketplace | |
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| From Small to Large Scale | |
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| From the Old South to the New | |
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| From Relationships to Competition | |
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| From Producer to Consumer | |
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| New Generations Bring a New Context | |
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| From Racial Integration to Ethnic Separation | |
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| From Minority to Majority | |
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| From Vertical to Horizontal | |
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| From Institutions to Individuals | |
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| From Superstar to Teams | |
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| From Generalist to Specialist | |
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| From Full-time to Part-time | |
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| From Movements to Networks | |
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| From Family to Peers | |
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| From Passive to Active | |
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| From Improvement to Entertainment | |
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| From Survival to Choices | |
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| From Enemy to Ally | |
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| From Verbal to Visual | |
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| From Neighborhood, Church, and School to Laundromats, Bars, and the Workplace | |
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| From Too Young to Too Late | |
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| From Sympathy to Intervention | |
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| From Talk Therapy to Drugs to the Internet | |
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| Seven Neglected Changes | |
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| From Service to Challenge | |
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| From Toys to Experiences | |
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| From Belief to Unbelief | |
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| From the Center to the Margins | |
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| From Unifying to Divisive | |
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| From Higher to Wider | |
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| From One Site to Many | |
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| The Big Omission | |
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| What are the Consequences? | |
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| A Congregational Perspective | |
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| A Ministerial Perspective | |
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| A Parishioner's Perspective | |
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| A Call Committtee's Perspective | |
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| A Denominational Perspective | |
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| A Theological School Perspective | |
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| What Next? | |
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| Notes | |