their success and the persistent malaise of traditional denominational churches sets in high relief the crises of the latter. Moreover, the vast array of programmatic and methodological solutions on the market today only underlines the scope of the crisis. The basic thesis of this book is that the answer to the crisis of the North American church will not be found at the level of method and problem solving. We share the conviction of a growing consensus of Christians in North America that the problem
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