Survival Skills

Black and white television. Westerns. The Ford Edsel. Full-service gas stations. The cold war. The nuclear fallout shelter. Fifty years ago, these institutions were conerstones of culture. But now they're commemorated in museums and rarely affect everyday life.As the rate of change continues to accelerate in our fast-paced culture, many ideas, traditions, and establishments quickly become obsolete. If current trends continue, the church will be next. Just like the Ford Edsel whose time has come and gone, most churches are equipped with a 'rearview mirror.' And they often spend more time looking at where they came from, rather than where they are going.Pastors must keep up with the times. In Survivial Skills: Leading Your Church in a Changing World, Stan Toler and Glen Martin teach pastors to look at the trends and the times to anticipate the future and help them develop the survival skills necessary for new millennium ministry.