Donald P. Smith is retired as General Director of the Vocation Agency of the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). He is the author of Congregations Alive and Empowering Ministry (WJK).
Over a period of years, Donald Smith probed, analyzed, interpreted, and reinterpreted data pertaining to what makes for effective ministry. Through all his research, one fact kept emerging: pastors who focus on empowering others are recognized as th...
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In this study of church growth and membership retention, Donald Smith argues that if a church is to survive, it must concentrate on keeping its present members as well as attracting new ones. He interviews people from six hundred churches of various...