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Author : Robert Wilson, IV
Publisher : Discipleship Resources
ISBN 13 : 9780881770759
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Large Membership Church written by Robert Wilson, IV and published by Discipleship Resources. This book was released on 1989-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Leeman
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433532409
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Church Membership written by Jonathan Leeman and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Leeman addresses the commonly asked (and often unanswered) question of, "Why should I join a church?" in a time when many are shunning the practice of organized religion. By offering a brief, straightforward explanation of what church membership is and why it's important, Leeman gives the local church its proper due and builds a case for committing to the local body. Church Membership is a useful tool for churches to distribute en masse to new and potential members of their congregation. This volume is part of the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series. Look for upcoming, quick-read formats of the following marks of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical theology, the gospel, conversion, evangelism, church discipline, discipleship and growth, and church leadership.
Author : Thom S. Rainer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1433679736
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (336 download)
Download or read book I Am a Church Member written by Thom S. Rainer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is impossible to grow to spiritual maturity by yourself. You must be connected to the other parts of the Body. This wonderful little book explains the power of belonging to a church family.
Author : Mark Dever
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433540010
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (3rd Edition) written by Mark Dever and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition and featuring a new foreword by New York Times best-selling author David Platt, pastor Mark Dever’s classic book is not an instruction manual for church growth. Rather, it is a wise pastor’s recommendation for how to assess the health of a church using nine crucial qualities often neglected by many of today’s congregations. Church leaders and church members alike will resonate with the principles outlined here, breathing new life and health into the church at large. In this newly revised edition, fresh arguments have been added (for example on expositional preaching, about the nature of the gospel, on complementarianism), illustrations have been updated, appendices have been changed, and cover has been improved.
Author : Lyle E Schaller
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426731868
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Small Congregation, Big Potential written by Lyle E Schaller and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kindle Edition There are many questions that leaders of small-membership congregations ask themselves about their church's future. Lyle Schaller suggests that two in particular should rise to the top of the list. First, what's the right size of for a church? Is the small congregation averaging two or three dozen people at worship a legitimate order of God's creation? You bet it is, says Schaller. Second, should these congregations make their plans on the basis of few resources and fewer options, or should they see themselves as possessed of pools of talent and expanding possibilities? If you are convinced that the former is true, then this book is not for you. If, however, you are among those who believe that small-membership churches are distinctive places of Christian witness and service, spreading the gospel and living in service to the world in ways that other, larger churches are not, then this book is for you. In it you will find the right questions to ask as you seek to lead a small-membership congregation, and solid, practical guidance for doing so.
Author : William Shunn
Publisher : Sinister Regard Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1941928579
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Accidental Terrorist written by William Shunn and published by Sinister Regard Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This just may be my favorite true-life amazing-but-true tale—never has threatening an aircraft been funnier or more thought-provoking.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and Homeland “I devoured the more than four hundred pages of this memoir in what was essentially one sitting . . . A welcome addition to the library of Mormon autobiography—educational and highly entertaining.” —Richard Packham, Dawning of a Brighter Day 1987. A faltering missionary named Bill Shunn lands himself in a Canadian jail, facing charges of hijacking and the prospect of life behind bars. 1844. A frontier prophet named Joseph Smith lands himself in an Illinois jail, facing charges of treason and the prospect of imminent lynching. What binds these two men together? This riveting memoir—by turns hilarious, provocative and thrilling—answers that question in style, weaving from their stories a spellbinding tapestry of deception, desperation and defiance. Answer its call and you’ll never look at a Mormon missionary the same way again. “You will read few other books as smart, funny, honest, and heartbreaking as The Accidental Terrorist, and I unreservedly recommend it to you as both a home-grown cautionary tale and a highly original coming-of-age saga.” —Michael Bishop, author of Ancient of Days and editor of A Cross of Centuries “The book grabs you on page one and never lets go. Fantastically written, beautifully paced, The Accidental Terrorist reads like a novel instead of a memoir. Only in novel form, no one would have ever believed these events could have happened. Believe it. William Shunn lived every word of this book. That he can share it so eloquently is a tribute not just to his writing skill, but his strengths as a human being.” —Kristine Kathryn Rusch, USA Today bestselling author Finalist for the 2015 Association for Mormon Letters Award
Author : Chip Sweney
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 9781441214607
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (146 download)
Download or read book A New Kind of Big written by Chip Sweney and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a growing desire among believers to reach beyond the walls of their churches to impact communities for God. But when the average church size hovers around 150 members and the problems of even midsized cities seem insurmountable, how can we hope to make a difference? A New Kind of Big tells the inspiring story of how Perimeter Church in suburban Atlanta started a partnership called Unite! with other area churches in order to increase its reach in a community that desperately needed God's light and aid. This partnership has grown to a network of nearly 150 churches that are bringing kingdom transformation to Atlanta. For instance, on just one weekend in 2007, 6,000 volunteers from over 60 churches in metro Atlanta gathered to work on 250 service projects inside the ten-mile radius around Perimeter Church. Thirty welcome baskets were delivered to refugees, a dozen homes were repaired, a thousand Bibles were given away, 750 "encourage a teacher" gift bags were distributed. And that's not all: volunteers orchestrated 20 block parties in low-income apartment communities and 65 neighborhood food drives that collected 25,000 pounds of food. Chip Sweney shows Christian leaders how they too can discover the power of this "new kind of big" to pool their resources, energy, and time to minister to their communities, no matter how long or short their membership rolls.
Author : Gen. Council Finance & Admin.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781501835759
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (357 download)
Download or read book The United Methodist Church Membership Records Manual 2017-2020 written by Gen. Council Finance & Admin. and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual provides the membership secretary, church staff, and ministry teams with the information and instructions they need to maintain membership records and nurture individuals through their faith journey. The manual includes a sample of each record sheet and complete instructions on completing each record.
Author : John N. Vaughan
Publisher : Baker Publishing Group (MI)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The World's Twenty Largest Churches written by John N. Vaughan and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1984 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. The limits of growth -- Churches of Asia: 2. Imagine ... 500,000 church members: Full Gospel Central Church-Seoul, Korea -- 3. The Church of the Changed Life: Kwang Lim Methodist Church-Seoul, Korea -- 4. The world's largest Presbyterian church: Young Nak Presbyterian Church-Seoul, Korea -- 5. Healing in Jesus' name: Sungrak Baptist Church-Seoul, Korea -- 6. Raising up workers for the kingdom: Chung-Hyeon Presbyterian Church-Seoul, Korea -- 7. Philippine strategy for growth: Bible Baptist Church-Cebu City, Philippines -- Churches of Africa: 8. Africa's Miracle Center: Miracle Center-Benin City, Nigeria -- Churches of North America: 9. First Baptist Church- Hammond, Indiana -- 10. Highland Park Baptist Church -- Chattanooga, Tennessee -- 11. Thomas Road Baptist Church -- Lynchburg, Virginia -- 12. First Baptist Church -- Dallas, Texas -- 13. First Baptist Church -- Houston, Texas -- 14. First Baptist Church -- Jacksonville, Florida -- 15. North Phoenix Baptist Church -- Phoenix, Arizona -- 16. First Southern Baptist Church -- Del City, Oklahoma -- 17. Bellevue Baptist Church -- Memphis, Tennessee -- 18. Calvary Chapel -- Santa Ana, California -- 19. Melodyland Christian Center -- Anaheim, California -- Churches of Latin and South America: 20. Jotabeche: evangelism in the streets -- Jotabeche Methodist Pentecostal Church -- Santiago, Chile -- 21. San Salvador's Evangelistic Center -- San Salvador, El Salvador -- 22. Brazil's super churches: three models -- Congregacao Crista -- Sao Paulo -- Madureira Assembly -- Rio de Janeiro -- Brazil for Christ -- Sao Paulo -- 23. The future and large churches -- Appendixes: A. Composite membership -- B. Total membership -- C. Worship attendance -- D. Sunday school attendance -- E. Summary.
Author : Dick Sisk
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512703044
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Plateau written by Dick Sisk and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it seems more and more churches are striving for megachurch status, the simple fact is, defined by attendance and membership, most of todays churches of all denominations are classified as small or medium-sized. Not blessed with large membership rolls and budgets, these churches have issues unique to them. In his book, Beyond the Plateau: Hope and Help for the Small and Medium Church, author Dick Sisk helps pastors and members of those churches find an edge, formula, or path to finding renewed church growth. Sisk explains the unchanging principles that affect church health. When church health is strong, so is church growth. He discusses principles such as the Prayer Principle, the Evangelism Principle, and the Visibility Principle. After learning about the principles, youll be able to contextualize, adapt, and implement them in your situation and see what God does. If you are tired of trying to press your situation into someone elses mold, one that doesnt fit, Beyond the Plateau: Hope and Help for the Small and Medium Church will be a sound investment of your time. Dr. Sisk not only addresses the issues, he offers helpful and useful solutions for pastors and leaders to employ. This book is a great gift to the church and those who lead them. Danny Sinquefield, Senior Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee
Author : Victoria Loorz
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
ISBN 13 : 1506469655
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Church of the Wild written by Victoria Loorz and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Religion / Spirituality of Western Thought" CategoryWinner of the Living Now Book Award, Church of the Wild reminds us that once upon a time, humans lived in an intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the dominant church or unfulfilled by traditional expressions of faith, many of us long for a deeper spirituality. Victoria Loorz certainly did. Coping with an unraveling vocation, identity, and planet, Loorz turned to the wanderings of spiritual leaders and the sanctuary of the natural world, eventually cofounding the Wild Church Network and Seminary of the Wild. With an ecospiritual lens on biblical narratives and a fresh look at a community larger than our own species, Church of the Wild uncovers the wild roots of faith and helps us deepen our commitment to a suffering earth by falling in love with it--and calling it church. Through mystical encounters with wild deer, whispers from a scrubby oak tree, wordless conversation with a cougar, and more, Loorz helps us connect to a love that literally holds the world together--a love that calls us into communion with all creatures.
Author : Rick Warren
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310294088
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Purpose Driven Church written by Rick Warren and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Rick Warren believers that in order for a church to be healthy if must become a purpose driven church by Jesus. Now the founding pastor of Saddleback Church shares a proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow. . .- Warmer through fellowship - Deeper through discipleship - Stronger through worship - Broader through ministry - Larger through evangelism. Discover the same practical insights and principles for growing a healthy church that Rick has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries. The Purpose Driven Church® shifts the focus away from church building programs to emphasizing a people-building process. Warren says, "If you will concentrate on building people, God will build the church."
Author : Bobby Jamieson
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433525518
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Committing to One Another written by Bobby Jamieson and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study answers the question: Why join a church? By seeing the scriptural reasoning for becoming a church member, participants will also learn what it looks like to be a healthy member and how to serve well within their local congregation. A series of ten 6–7 week studies covering the nine distinctives of a healthy church as originally laid out in Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever. This series explores the biblical foundations of key aspects of the church, helping Christians to live out those realities as members of a local body. Conveniently packaged and accessibly written, the format of this series is guided, inductive discussion of Scripture passages and is ideal for use in Sunday school, church-wide studies, or small group contexts.
Author : Dr. Jason Byassee
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426727321
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Gifts of the Small Church written by Dr. Jason Byassee and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dizzying changes have taken place in American religious life in the last half century. Yet in spite of that fact, taking a snapshot of a “typical” Christian church in America would reveal a surprising number of small-to-mid-sized congregations, rooted in a local neighborhood or community, tied to a specific denomination, where most of the members know each others’ names, and hence are blessed (and cursed) with being the church together. In this clear-eyed, humorous appraisal, Jason Byassee contends that the “church around the corner” occupies a particular place in the divine economy, that it is especially capable of forming us in the virtues, perspectives, and habits that make up the Christian life. Not that he romanticizes these churches, however. Having been a rural, small membership church pastor, Byassee knows too well the particular vices and temptations to which they are subject. But he also knows the particular graces they’ve been given, graces like the “prayer ladies,” those pillars of the congregation who, “when one told you she was praying for you it meant something. When one hugged you, you remembered all week. When one cooked for you the casserole tasted like love. And when you were around them you were in the presence of Jesus.” Anyone who serves, or belongs to, a “church around the corner” will find their ministry strengthened by this enlivening, inspiring book.
Author : Thom S. Rainer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0805447997
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Simple Church written by Thom S. Rainer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this multi-awarded national best seller shares a clear message from case studies of 400 North American congregations: church is done best when it's kept simple.
Author : Dr. Nancy T. Foltz
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725232995
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)
Download or read book Religious Education in the Small Membership Church written by Dr. Nancy T. Foltz and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE SMALL MEMBERSHIP CHURCH is a comprehensive resource aimed at making religious education more effective all along the line in small churches. From a living ecology of solid theory and proven research, this book develops exciting possibilities and helpful procedures to maximize religious education opportunities in small church settings. Packaged with this volume is a huge wall chart summarizing highly important information on religious education in small membership churches.
Author : James L. Killen JR.
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426763352
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Pastoral Care in the Small Membership Church written by James L. Killen JR. and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to pastoral care for pastors of small membership churches.“If you spend your whole life serving small membership churches and doing it well, yours will have been a life well spent.” Small membership churches have a real advantage when it comes to incorporating people into a fellowship where they are known and where their needs are met. These churches and their pastors have an opportunity for excellence in this area, and should make the most of it. Good pastoral care can be the key to effectiveness in all of the other ministries of the church.From getting acquainted with your congregation, weddings and funerals, picking up on subtle cues in a conversation to not-so-subtle conflicts, Killen shares insights from years of ministry in a small membership church setting.James L. Killen, Jr. is a retired elder of the Texas Conference, contributor to Circuit Rider, and author of Who Do You Say That I Am? A Personal Reader.
