BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

Brian Croft of SBTS calls us to an

intentional commitment to church revitalization Biblical Church Revitalization By Brian Croft ISBN- 9781781917664 Trade Paper: 136 pages Biblical Church Revitalization £7.99/$11.99 May 2016 UK Release June 2016 US Release by Brian Croft

“... an inspirational, There is a unique and special power and testimony in not just a instructive and insightful vibrant local church full of life, but an old historic one that had lost its volume on how to minister way, was on life support, and into which God saw fit to breathe life effectively to churches that once again. Biblical Church Revitalization calls us to an intentional are dying, stagnant or commitment to church revitalization in the face of dying and divided declining.” churches.

Harry L. Reeder, Pastor of “... outlines a simple, biblical guide for church revitalization that can Preaching & Leadership, benefit pastors in churches of any size, and lessons from his personal Briarwood Presbyterian journey augment a thoroughly biblical approach to the task of church Church, Birmingham, revitalization.” Thom S. Rainer, President of LifeWay Christian Resources and author of Autopsy of a Deceased Church Media Contacts

US Publicist: Tara Miller [email protected] ABOUT THE AUTHOR 205.601.0258 Brian Croft is Senior Pastor of Auburndale UK & ROW: Gavin Mackenzie Baptist Church in Louisville, and [email protected] +44 (0) 1862 871031 is the Founder of Practical Shepherding. He is also Senior Fellow of the Mathena Head Office Center for Church Revitalization at The Christian Focus Publications Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Geanies House Fearn, Tain Ross-shire IV20 1TW Scotland, UK

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THE AUTHOR

More about the Mathena Center for Church Revitalization at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

“We need young pastors to recognize the incredible, untapped opportunity of those churches and to recognize that even as church planting is a courageous calling, so also is going into a church and

helping it to recapture its vision, re-embrace its convictions and re- address its community in the world with an opportunity for missions and evangelism.” R. Albert Mohler Jr.

The Mathena Center, where Brian Croft is Senior Fellow, serves The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the churches of the convention by providing pastoral resources and training to help in

recovering and revitalizing the most at-risk churches in the Southern Baptist Convention.

And a little bit about Practical Sheperding

Biblical Church Revitalization By Brian Croft ISBN- 9781781917664 Practical Shepherding, founded by Brian Croft, is a Gospel-driven Trade Paper: 136 pages £7.99/$11.99 resource center for pastors and church leaders to equip them in the May 2016 UK Release practical matters of pastoral ministry. June 2016 US Release

To find out more, visit: www.practicalshepherding.com

Media Contacts

US Publicist: Tara Miller [email protected] 205.601.0258 Christian Focus Publications, headquartered in Scotland, UK, publishes up to 80 titles each year with books also translated into UK & ROW: Gavin Mackenzie over 80 languages. The market split for CFP books is [email protected] +44 (0) 1862 871031 approximately 50% USA, 30% UK and 20% rest of world (including exports to English-speaking nations and translations in other Head Office languages). Christian Focus Publications Geanies House Fearn, Tain Christian Focus books are categorized in four focused imprints:

Ross-shire IV20 1TW “Christian Focus”—popular adult titles; “CF4K”—books for children; Scotland, UK “Christian Heritage”—classics; and “Mentor”—academic.

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