Their stories are rare, but they are worth telling. Some churches that were expected to close did not. Many of these churches seem to have everything going against them. Thom and Sam explain what took place in these churches.
- Why getting on the edge of death is both bad and good.
- The sad principle of necessary exits took place.
- The church members became desperate enough to pray.
- The blame game stopped.
- The church learned to love its community again.
- Everything was put on the table.
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