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by Lyle E. Schaller (Abingdon, 2003)
Schaller advocates restructuring the churches within denominations by their interests and needs rather than by location. He calls this "an affinity network." What sense does it make for a church in tiny Hoopeston, Illinois, to be forced into a regional structure with churches in Chicago? Shouldn't a church in a changing ethnic neighborhood seek out guidance from a church that faced that challenge, no matter where that …