A recent survey of America's Protestant churches estimates that 85 percent have plateaued or are declining in membership. The rapid and complex changes transforming Western society have left many churches and ministry organizations teetering between ineffectiveness and extinction. They must learn to meet the challenges of the present and upcoming generation quickly.Leith Anderson has successfully guided his own church through a process of extraordinary growth and change. Out of his experience, research, and presentations has come the material for this book. Dying for Change is not intended to be a simple formula for success. Change is extremely difficult but absolutely necessary."If anyone knows and understands the awesome realities facing the church today, it is Leith Anderson -. Dying for Change is a leap forward for biblical thinking in regard to the challenges."Josh McDowell, Author and Speaker" - should be must reading for church leaders who wish to embrace change and those who resist it."D. Stuart Briscoe, Briscoe Ministries, Inc."Leith Anderson understands our rapidly changing American culture well and provides a clear road map to help us find our way through increasingly complex surroundings -. A timely and valued book for Christians of all ages."C. Peter Wagner, Professor of Church Growth, Fuller Theological Seminary" - diagnoses our condition and offers us a prescription for health."<