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Book Synopsis Take Your Church's Pulse by : Timothy Koster
Download or read book Take Your Church's Pulse written by Timothy Koster and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents ten vital signs of a healthy church--five key commitments and five key functions. It then introduces you to a church-health diagnostic tool you can apply to your setting. Thousands of pastors and leaders around the world have found this paradigm helpful in organizing the ministry and mission of the local church. THis book and the free diagnostic tool it presents are most useful if accompanied by a healthy process of conversations. With such a process, led by the Spirit, this book can help you to discern a preferred future for your community of faith.The intended audience for this book is any pastor, leader or church member who is interested in having healthy conversations with others to strengthen the local church.
Book Synopsis Take Your Church's Pulse by : Tim Koster
Download or read book Take Your Church's Pulse written by Tim Koster and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Take Your Church's Pulse by : Tim Koster
Download or read book Take Your Church's Pulse written by Tim Koster and published by Multiplication Network Ministries. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take Your Church's Pulse presents ten vital signs of a healthy church--five key commitments and five key functions. It then introduce you to a church-health diagnostic tool you can apply to your setting. Thousands of pastors and leaders around the world have found this paradigm helpful in organizing the ministry and mission of the local church. This book and the free diagnostic tool it presents are most useful if accompanied by a healthy process of conversations. With such a process, led by the Spirit, this book can help you discern a preferred future for your community of faith. Koster and Wagenveld write: "A healthy community of faith is rooted first of all in the character and nature of God. It understands its mission and purpose in the world and organizes its life and work to be faithful and effective in its context. None of these vital signs stands alone. It is a combination of factors that together make up a faithful and fruitful organism, the living Church of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no magic in the number ten, but for the teaching purposes it has worked quite well in different cultural contexts in providing ideas and a language for discussing important issues in congregational life and mission." The intended audience for this book is any pastor, leader, or church member who is interest in having healthy conversations with others to strengthen the local church.
Book Synopsis Taking the Pulse of Leadership in Your Church by : Brodie I. Johnson, Ph.D.
Download or read book Taking the Pulse of Leadership in Your Church written by Brodie I. Johnson, Ph.D. and published by Jones Harvest Pub. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical churchgoer's guide.In the scramble of recruitment and the incorporation of new ideas, many churches have lost their way. The sense of community and purpose that is so key to a church has lost its firm footing, and many churches are either floundering or merely collapsing.It is this phenomenon and problem that Johnson sets out to fix in his new book, Taking the Pulse of Leadership in YOUR Church. Half-critique, half-guide, Johnson goes to great lengths to expose and rectify this growing epidemic. Included in this guide are directions on how to assess your own in-church problems, a toolkit on how to fix the issues, and a roadmap on how to plan for a better future.This book is a must have for all aspiring or flailing church communities, and is a primer on the value of social research in a broader spectrum of contexts.
Download or read book The Sacred Pulse written by April Fiet and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary life is leaving us frazzled, overwhelmed, and out of sorts. Our life's rhythm is often borrowed from the pace of life around us. Humans have created such a loud, fast tempo of perfection and production that we often forget--if we ever knew it at all--the rhythms designed for our well-being. In The Sacred Pulse, pastor and author April Fiet invites us to examine the frantic patterns of our lives to reclaim the deeper, sacred pulses that pattern our days. Through stories, scripture, and practical guidance for daily living, she lays out twelve rhythms--including gardening, handcrafts, friendship, and holidays--that are both sustainable and sustaining. Everyday acts like mealtime and shopping, and sporadic rhythms like the occasional snow day: reclaiming these patterns can remind us of the holy movement of God in the world. In a world of hustle and bravado, silencing the noise takes practice. The Sacred Pulse shows us how to strip away all of the competing beats we have settled for so we can tap into the joyful, holy rhythms of life.
Book Synopsis The Pulse of a Nation by : Jerry L. Williamson
Download or read book The Pulse of a Nation written by Jerry L. Williamson and published by Go To Nations Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulse of a Nation... Is the American Church in trouble? Many Christian leaders in other countries are deeply concerned for the American Church. They cannot understand why we do not see what is happening in our church culture more clearly and do something about it. Has the American Church abandoned many of the fundamental principles that were imparted to them? This growing global concern for the American Church did not start recently. Over three decades ago, the late David Watson, a Christian leader from Great Britain, predicted that by the close of the twentieth century Christianity in the West would probably be too self-indulgent to be a global factor. Sound the Alarm... Is cultural relativity really our problem? It is time for the true body of Christ to rise up and no longer give in to being a product or participant of our current moral declining society. It is time for a CULTURAL WAR! It is time for the Church to be unwavering in its commitment to the true faith. Anything less will leave the American Church in a state of dying a slow, costly death. Confronting a Post-Christian Culture What will it take? Dr. Jerry Williamson has put his finger on the "pulse" of the Western Church. His diagnosis is accurate, well articulated, and documented. The cure is equally clear and achievable if the Church has the discipline and will to apply his prescription. DON'T READ THIS BOOK ... unless you want to be convicted, challenged, and changed! Dr. Williamson is a modern day prophet crying in a secular and religious wilderness. Our response to his message will determine the future of our nation. -Dr. Charles Travis, general secretary, Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches and president, Aidan University DR. JERRY WILLIAMSON is president of GO TO NATIONS, a worldwide missions sending agency, and is well-known for his passionate love for God's Church and for the global harvest. He ministers to pastors and church leaders around the world adding value and effectiveness to their ministries. DR. WILLIAMSON is greatly appreciated for his down-to-earth teaching style and his ability to articulate truth in a clear and concise way.
Book Synopsis The Pulse of a Nation by : Jerry L. Williamson
Download or read book The Pulse of a Nation written by Jerry L. Williamson and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulse of a Nation... Is the American Church in trouble? Many Christian leaders in other countries are deeply concerned for the American Church. They cannot understand why we do not see what is happening in our church culture more clearly and do something about it. Has the American Church abandoned many of the fundamental principles that were imparted to them? This growing global concern for the American Church did not start recently. Over three decades ago, the late David Watson, a Christian leader from Great Britain, predicted that by the close of the twentieth century Christianity in the West would probably be too self-indulgent to be a global factor. Sound the Alarm... Is cultural relativity really our problem? It is time for the true body of Christ to rise up and no longer give in to being a product or participant of our current moral declining society. It is time for a CULTURAL WAR! It is time for the Church to be unwavering in its commitment to the true faith. Anything less will leave the American Church in a state of dying a slow, costly death. Confronting a Post-Christian Culture What will it take? Dr. Jerry Williamson has put his finger on the "pulse" of the Western Church. His diagnosis is accurate, well articulated, and documented. The cure is equally clear and achievable if the Church has the discipline and will to apply his prescription. DON'T READ THIS BOOK ... unless you want to be convicted, challenged, and changed! Dr. Williamson is a modern day prophet crying in a secular and religious wilderness. Our response to his message will determine the future of our nation. -Dr. Charles Travis, general secretary, Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches and president, Aidan University DR. JERRY WILLIAMSON is president of GO TO NATIONS, a worldwide missions sending agency, and is well-known for his passionate love for God's Church and for the global harvest. He ministers to pastors and church leaders around the world adding value and effectiveness to their ministries. DR. WILLIAMSON is greatly appreciated for his down-to-earth teaching style and his ability to articulate truth in a clear and concise way
Book Synopsis Checking Your Church's Pulse by : Group
Download or read book Checking Your Church's Pulse written by Group and published by Group Publishing (Company). This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dear Church written by Lenny Duncan and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Formerly incarcerated, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make all the headlines, but Duncan sees something else at work--drawing a direct line between the church's lack of diversity and the church's lack of vitality. The problems the ELCA faces are theological, not sociological. But so are the answers. Part manifesto, part confession, and all love letter, Dear Church offers a bold new vision for the future of Duncan's denomination and the broader mainline Christian community of faith. Dear Church rejects the narrative of church decline and calls everyone--leaders and laity alike--to the front lines of the churchÂs renewal through racial equality and justice. It is time for the church to rise up, dust itself off, and take on forces of this world that act against God: whiteness, misogyny, nationalism, homophobia, and economic injustice. Duncan gives a blueprint for the way forward and urges us to follow in the revolutionary path of Jesus.
Book Synopsis Taking Your Spiritual Pulse by : Claire Musters
Download or read book Taking Your Spiritual Pulse written by Claire Musters and published by AMG Publishers. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Or are you like so many people, who never go near a doctor or health clinic until they are taken into the hospital on a stretcher? No one this side of heaven enjoys perfect spiritual health, but Taking Your Spiritual Pulse gives you an accurate reading on your current fitness and offers you a range of ideas to get yourself into good spiritual shape and keep yourself that way. This pocket guide to Christian fitness contains a simple, imaginative, and enjoyable regimen that will give mind, spirit, and soul a thorough, thought-provoking workout Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Organic Outreach for Churches by : Kevin G. Harney
Download or read book Organic Outreach for Churches written by Kevin G. Harney and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly all churches and ministries consider themselves dedicated to evangelism, and many explicitly include outreach in their mission statements. But few are actually bearing fruit. Kevin Harney diagnoses this problem and offers guidance for multiplying the outreach impact of churches. Organic Outreach for Churches provides direction for local congregations to weave evangelism into the fabric of the church. Commitment to the Great Commission is not simply about sending money and prayers to missions or holding occasional events to reach out (although these things are good). Organic outreach happens when evangelistic vision and action become the domain of every ministry and the commitment of every person in the congregation. This will not happen accidentally. There is huge spiritual and practical resistance to such changes. But the only way evangelism will become an organic part of a church is when every leader and each member is gripped by a commitment to proclaiming the gospel. This book is a roadmap for pastors and leaders who wish to infuse evangelistic passion into every aspect of their church's life.
Download or read book Prayer Pulse written by Jackie Green and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRAYER PULSE is a wonderful individual or group study to enhance your prayer life. This twelve week study is life changing.There are Believers and churches today that are in cardiac arrest and not far from congestive heart failure because their "Prayer Pulse" is feeble or has stopped altogether. There are many believers and churches that are just about dead in the spirit. They have little or no "Prayer Pulse."PRAYER IS THE HEARTBEAT AND PULSE OF THE CHURCH. YOU CAN DETERMINE THE ALTITUDE AND AUTHORITY OF A CHURCH BY IT'S PRIORITY AND PRACTICE OF PRAYER."
Download or read book Search written by William Vanderbloemen and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding your church’s pastor is as serious as an organ transplant. You need a pastor that matches your church’s vision, culture, and most importantly, your church’s heart. While there is no simple, one-size-fits-all solution to the puzzle of planning for a seamless pastor search, this handbook was created to provide pastor search committees, church leaders, and pastors a guide to asking the right questions in order to plan for the overwhelming pastor search process. William Vanderbloemen has spent years focusing on connecting churches with pastors who fit their ministry context. Search: The Pastoral Search Committee Handbook guides church members through the process finding the right leader for their church. When a pastor leaves a church, ministries are disrupted and members drift away. If the church is already struggling, it can find itself suddenly in very dire straits. But it doesn't have to be that way. What if when a pastor moved on, the church knew exactly what to do to form a search committee and begin the search process for the person God is calling to lead their church?
Book Synopsis The Day-Star: A Monthly Magazine by :
Download or read book The Day-Star: A Monthly Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Leading from the Second Chair by : Mike Bonem
Download or read book Leading from the Second Chair written by Mike Bonem and published by Wiley + ORM. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the unique challenges faced by secondary Church leaders, offering practical advice on fulfilling and successful service. Church leaders who hold second chair positions are under tremendous pressure. They are expected to do their jobs and provide leadership while deferring to the top leader’s decisions and preferences. It's a constant balancing act where the challenges often go unrecognized. Leading from the Second Chair offers an invaluable resource to leaders who serve in second (and third or fourth) chair roles, enabling them to become more productive, proactive, and fulfilled. Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson share their own and others' experiences of failure and success in these vital roles. They offer support and practical advice for reshaping the way second chair leaders can serve well and improve the overall performance of their church or organization. Leading from the Second Chair equips readers with the positive attitudes, skills, and strategies needed to become powerful leaders who will survive and thrive in God's service.
Book Synopsis Your Church Is Too Small by : John H. Armstrong
Download or read book Your Church Is Too Small written by John H. Armstrong and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-03-23 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.”Too often, these words of Jesus from John 17:20-21 seem like an unreachable ideal. But in Your Church Is Too Small, John Armstrong shows that Jesus’ vision of Christian unity is for all God’s people across social, cultural, racial, and denominational lines.“With attention to his own pilgrimage and growth in ecclesial awareness, John Armstrong explores here the evangelical heart and ecumenical breadth of churchly Christianity. I am encouraged by his explorations and commend this study to all believers who pray and labor for the unity for which our Savior prayed.” – Timothy George, senior editor, Christianity Today.“Dr. Armstrong’s irenic approach should make it easy for Christians—whether Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant—to engage the challenging thesis of the book, while recognizing that there remain points of doctrine between them which will require further clarification. Anyone concerned about either evangelism or Christian unity should read this book, and take seriously its call for both mission and ecumenism.” – Fr. Thomas A. Baima, Provost, University of Saint Mary of the LakeJohn Armstrong is one of those Evangelical theologians—may their tribe increase and the valley abound with their tents—who know that full obedience to Christ embraces the historical transmission through which we know him. This book refuses to scale down the bearer of that tradition—the historical church, that is—or reduce the authority of its voice. – Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon, senior editor, Touchstone “It's a must for anyone who has grown weary with Christian divisiveness and schism and longs to discover ways of strengthening the bonds that unite us in the Spirit of Christ.”– Chuck Colson
Download or read book Community written by Brad House and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community within the church today is hemorrhaging. Attention spans are dwindling, noise levels are increasing, and we can't seem to find time for real relationships. The answer to such social fragmentation can be found in small groups, and yet the majority of small groups—at least in the traditional sense—are often not the intentional, transformational community we really want and need. Somehow we need to get our groups off life support and into authentic community. Pastor Brad House helps us to re-imagine what gospel-centered community looks like and shares from his experience leading and reproducing healthy small groups. With wisdom and candor, House challenges us to think carefully about our own groups and to take steps toward cultivating communities that are able to glorify Jesus, bless one another, and participate in the mission of God.
