{"product_id":"church-planters-inside-the-world-of-religion-entrepreneurs-hardcover","title":"Church Planters: Inside the World of Religion Entrepreneurs - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard N. Pitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting a new organization is risky business. And churches are no exception. Many new Protestant churches are established without denominational support and, therefore, have many of the same vulnerabilities other startups must overcome. Millions of Americans are leaving churches, half of all churches do not add any new members, and thousands of churches shutter their doors each year. These numbers suggest that American religion is not a growth industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the other hand, more than 1000 new churches are started in any given year. What moves people who might otherwise be satisfied working for churches to take on the riskier role of starting one? In \u003cem\u003eChurch Planters\u003c\/em\u003e, sociologist Richard Pitt uses more than 125 in-depth interviews with church planters to understand their motivations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePitt's work endeavors to uncover themes in their sometimes miraculous, sometimes mundane answers to the question: \"why take on these risks?\" He examines how they approach common entrepreneurial challenges in ways that reduce uncertainty and lead them to believe they will be successful. By combining the evocative stories of church planters with insights from research on commercial and social entrepreneurship, Pitt explains how these religion entrepreneurs come to believe their organizational goals \u003cem\u003emust\u003c\/em\u003e be accomplished, that they can be accomplished, and that they \u003cem\u003ewill\u003c\/em\u003e be accomplished.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard N. Pitt\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. A scholar of both religion and higher education, he is the author of \u003cem\u003eDivine Callings: Understanding the Call To Ministry In Black Pentecostalism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDouble Majors: Influences, Identities, and Impacts\u003c\/em\u003e. His research has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Louisville Institute, and the National Science Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 9.36 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52758998647091,"sku":"9780197509418","price":77.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NseDv_MTKn9780197509418.webp?v=1764446330","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/church-planters-inside-the-world-of-religion-entrepreneurs-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}