Discovering sustainability as a church
Tim Hart-Andersen argues that church vitality is not about relentless growth but about long-term sustainability and Spirit-filled adaptation.
The Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen recently retired after nearly 25 years as senior pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before his ministry in Minneapolis, he was past of Old First Presbyterian Church in San Fransisco, and before that, associate executive presbyter in Los Ranchos Presbytery (Anaheim). He serves as president of the board of the National Ghost Ranch Foundation and is a trustee of his alma mater, McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
Tim Hart-Andersen argues that church vitality is not about relentless growth but about long-term sustainability and Spirit-filled adaptation.
There will be better times, but this is our time, writes Tim Hart-Andersen.
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