Who Stole My Church?
What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century

This was a very well written book about the subject of church change. My church is going through many transitions right now, and I thought this book was appropriate. What made it readable was that it isn't straight, dry non-fiction. This is non-fiction, presented in a fictionalized format. The author......more

Good diagnoses of church dysfunction and resistance to change — I had eerie feelings that MacDonald had been peering over my shoulder from my time pastoring in New England. But the book is tainted by superficial remedies and trite exchanges. The answers too convenient and the resolutions too pat.......more

Church is not easy.......more

I give it 2 stars because it provokes good discussion and asks needed questions, but I do not agree with MacDonald's conclusions. The narrative form is helpful in getting his points across in an easy-to-read manner, but does not prove those points conveniently. Perhaps this is because the story itse......more

Quite a contrived "novel" about a post-modernized pastor who collects a group of conservative church members into a committee whereby he can convince them to think his way...for the good of the church, of course. The overall concept of change is addressed; change will happen, but the way it happens......more