"Who Moved MyPulpit?"maynot be the exact question you re asking. But you re certainly asking questions about change in the church where it s coming from, why it s happening, and how you re supposed to hang on and follow God through it even get out ahead of itso your church is faithfully meeting its timeless callingand servingthe new opportunities of this age. Based on conversations with thousands of pastors, combined with on-the-ground research from more than 50,000 churches, best-selling author Thom S. Rainer shares an eight-stage roadmap to leading change in your church. Not by changing doctrine. Not by changing biblical foundations. But by changing methodologies and approaches for reaching a rapidly changing culture. You are the pastor. You are the church staff person. You are an elder. You are a deacon. You are a key lay leader in the church.This is the book that will equip you to celebrate and lead change no matter the cost. The time is now."