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Ten Dumb Things Churches Do

Author : Philip Wiehe
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819225363
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Ten Dumb Things Churches Do written by Philip Wiehe and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten Dumb Things Churches Do is about making the system we call the local church into one that truly reflects what we believe the body of Christ is supposed to be--a community that exemplifies the gospel through its life together and its presence in the world. Knowing when we’ve done that, however, is difficult to measure. A business makes money, the Red Cross provides emergency relief, and a symphony orchestra makes beautiful music. But what exactly is the church supposed to do and how should it do that? Based on his years as an Episcopal priest and church consultant, Philip Wiehe writes here about the church as it is today and how we will need to retrofit it to fulfill its mission in the years to come. Along the way he exposes ten dumb things—traps that churches often fall into, including: being too business-like or not business-like enough; failing to do strategic planning; falling into the mission statement trap; making decisions poorly; internal turf wars; being confused about identity; and others. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Wiehe provides clergy and lay leaders of congregations with specific steps for undoing the messes they find themselves in, or even avoiding them altogether.

Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing

Author : Geoff Surratt
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310285305
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing written by Geoff Surratt and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on interviews with pastors of growing churches, as well as personal experience, this book identifies the most common mistakes pastors make that keep otherwise healthy churches from reaping the harvest God has prepared. Each chapter spotlights a common mistake, gives real-life examples, uses a generous dose of humor, and provides a practical course of action to recover from the error. The book draws from the experience of Seacoast Church as well as pastors such as Craig Groeschel, Chris Hodges, Perry Nobel, Mark Batterson, Dave Ferguson, Scott Chapman, Dino Rizzo, Ron Hamilton, and Dave Browning, Church leaders will be encouraged to realize that they are not the only ones who struggle, and that turning their situation around may not be as daunting a task as they think. This is a field guide for the common pastor based on actual churches of all sizes.

The 10 Dumbest Things Christians Do

Author : Mark Atteberry
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1418577898
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book The 10 Dumbest Things Christians Do written by Mark Atteberry and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2006-08-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and pastor Mark Atteberry takes a fresh look at why believers' efforts to serve God are often woefully ineffective. These dumb things explain why the world has a hard time taking us seriously, and worst of all, they provide Satan with a never ending supply of opportunities to make the people of God look foolish.

More Dumb Things Churches Do and New Strategies for Avoiding Them

Author : Philip Wiehe
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780819222589
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (225 download)

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Book Synopsis More Dumb Things Churches Do and New Strategies for Avoiding Them by : Philip Wiehe

Download or read book More Dumb Things Churches Do and New Strategies for Avoiding Them written by Philip Wiehe and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on problems in parishes from stewardship to worship to strategic planning and then examines new ideas and solutions. The approach is positive and practical; the tone is conversational and engaging.

Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe

Author : Larry Osborne
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 1601421508
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe written by Larry Osborne and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightfully personal and practical book, respected Bible teacher Larry Osborne confronts ten widely held beliefs that are both dumb and dangerous. People don’t set out to build their faith upon myths and spiritual urban legends. But somehow such falsehoods keep showing up in the way that many Christians think about life and God. These goofy ideas and beliefs are assumed by millions to be rock-solid truth... until life proves they’re not. The sad result is often a spiritual disaster: confusion, feelings of betrayal, a distrust of Scripture, loss of faith, anger toward both the church and God. But it doesn’t have to be so. Respected Bible teacher Larry Osborne confronts ten widely held beliefs that are both dumb and dangerous, including: • Faith can fix anything • God brings good luck • Forgiving means forgetting • Everything happens for a reason • A godly home guarantees good kids Get ready to be shocked, relieved, and inspired in the pages of Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe. Because the truth is meant to set us free—not hurt us.

Ten Dumb Things Churches Do

Author : Philip Wiehe
Publisher : Morehouse Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780819218759
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Ten Dumb Things Churches Do written by Philip Wiehe and published by Morehouse Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turf wars, arguments over resources, confusion about identity... Unique as they may seem to each congregation, problems like these can be found in many churches. Now, based on his years of experience as an Episcopal priest and church consultant, author Philip Wiehe examines these familiar dilemmas. Along the way he sheds light on ways to make the local church into a community that truly reflects what we believe the body of Christ is supposed to be -- one that exemplifies the gospel through its life together and its presence in the world.

Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe

Author : Gary D. Kinnaman
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441266534
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe written by Gary D. Kinnaman and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2003-11-03 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary Kinnaman contends that many Christians are blinded by what he calls "popular and nonbiblical notions" of God. Applying personal anecdotes, stories from the lives of others, and a large dose of humor, the author challenges ten beliefs that are obstacles to the experience of God's love and providence. With a lighthearted touch, the author rescues readers from stubborn religious lies, such as God grades on a curve; the better you are, the bigger the blessing. And whoppers, such as if God leads you to something, everything will work out just great. Witty and engaging, Kinnaman may offend Christians of all traditions as he provokes them to think more deeply about their faith and their behavior.

Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe

Author : Larry Osborne
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 160142180X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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The Living Church

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Living Church written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sticky Church

Author : Larry Osborne
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 031031299X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Sticky Church written by Larry Osborne and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why closing the back door of your church is even more important than opening the front door wider. In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne offers a time-tested strategy for doing so: sermon-based small groups that dig deeper into the weekend message and tightly velcro members to the ministry. It's a strategy that enabled Osborne's congregation to grow from a handful of people to one of the larger churches in the nation—without any marketing or special programming. Sticky Church tells the inspiring story of North Coast Church's phenomenal growth and offers practical tips for launching your own sermon-based small group ministry. Topics include: Why stickiness is so important Why most of our discipleship models don't work very well Why small groups always make a church more honest and transparent What makes groups grow deeper and sticker over time Sticky Church is an ideal book for church leaders who want to start or retool their small group ministry—and velcro their congregation to the Bible and each other.

Finding Church

Author : Wayne Jacobsen
Publisher : Blue Sheep Media
ISBN 13 : 9780983949152
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Finding Church written by Wayne Jacobsen and published by Blue Sheep Media. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the church Jesus is building looks more like wildflowers strewn across an alpine meadow than a walled garden with manicured hedges? If, like many other people, you have questioned whether there is something more to Jesus' church than the religious institutions we've inherited after two thousand years, you'll want to read Finding Church. Here is straight talk from a man who has sought authentic New Testament community for more than fifty years and who has discovered it in the most unlikely places.

Ordinary

Author : Michael Horton
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310517389
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Ordinary written by Michael Horton and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radical. Crazy. Transformative and restless. Every word we read these days seems to suggest there’s a “next-best-thing,” if only we would change our comfortable, compromising lives. In fact, the greatest fear most Christians have is boredom—the sense that they are missing out on the radical life Jesus promised. One thing is certain. No one wants to be “ordinary.” Yet pastor and author Michael Horton believes that our attempts to measure our spiritual growth by our experiences, constantly seeking after the next big breakthrough, have left many Christians disillusioned and disappointed. There’s nothing wrong with an energetic faith; the danger is that we can burn ourselves out on restless anxieties and unrealistic expectations. What’s needed is not another program or a fresh approach to spiritual growth; it’s a renewed appreciation for the commonplace. Far from a call to low expectations and passivity, Horton invites readers to recover their sense of joy in the ordinary. He provides a guide to a sustainable discipleship that happens over the long haul—not a quick fix that leaves readers empty with unfulfilled promises. Convicting and ultimately empowering, Ordinary is not a call to do less; it’s an invitation to experience the elusive joy of the ordinary Christian life.

The North Carolina Historical Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The North Carolina Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives

Author : Laura Schlessinger
Publisher : Dr. Laura Schlessinger
ISBN 13 : 9780060929442
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives written by Laura Schlessinger and published by Dr. Laura Schlessinger. This book was released on 2002-12-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every woman who wants to know what her man is thinking. Internationally syndicated radio superhost and columnist, controversial psycho-therapist, and author of the break-out New York Times bestsellers How Could You Do That?! and Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Dr. Laura Schlessinger is back with Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives. In ten vital, compelling chapters, Dr. Laura speaks her mind on: Stupid Chivalry By getting involved with the wrong woman (weak, flaky, damaged, needy, desperate, stupid, untrustworthy, immature, etc.) you think that your love will save/transform her. Stupid Independence Unwilling to admit "need" for bonding and intimacy, you hide in excesses of work, play, drink, drugs, porn, and meaningless sex. Stupid Ambition Unable to comfortably and proudly accept your inherent importance to society and family as husband and father, you bow to the false idols of money, toys, power, and status. Stupid Strength Uncomfortable with feeling weak, vulnerable, useless, powerless, or rejected, you use intimidation, force, or passive-aggressiveness to regain control. Stupid Sex Taking an attraction, opportunity, or erection as a "sign," you measure your masculinity and power by sexual conquests, infidelities, and orgasms. Stupid Matrimony Lacking a mature sense of the purpose, meaning, or value of marriage, you realize too late you've gone down the aisle with the wrong woman for the wrong reasons and feel helpless to "fix it." Stupid Husbanding Thinking that marriage is the honorable discharge from loving courtship, you continue to live as though you were single and your "mommy-wife" will take care of everything else. Stupid Parenting Believing that only women/mothers nurture children, you withdraw from hands-on parenting to assert your masculine importance, missing out on the true "soul food" of a child's hug. Stupid Boyishness Having not yet worked out a comfortable emotional and social understanding with your mother, you form relationships with women that become geared to avenge, resolve, or protect you from your ties to Mommy. Stupid Machismo Understanding the true and meaningful difference between being male and a man, you can become a man.

Clerical Failure

Author : Donald D. Hook
Publisher : Unlimited Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781588320988
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Clerical Failure written by Donald D. Hook and published by Unlimited Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hook's third book on American churches since 1991. Many of today's clergy exemplify clerical failure. They fail to promote the Christian faith, attend parishioners' personal needs, lead exemplary lives, or uphold denominational principles. Target audience: 48 million disillusioned Christians!

The condition of membership in the Christian Church, viewed in connexion with the class-meeting system in the Methodist body

Author : Thomas Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The condition of membership in the Christian Church, viewed in connexion with the class-meeting system in the Methodist body written by Thomas Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jesus > Religion

Author : Jefferson Bethke
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1400205409
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Jesus > Religion written by Jefferson Bethke and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandon dead, dry, religious rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved. Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation with a passionate, provocative poem titled "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus." The 4-minute video became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). Bethke's message clearly struck a chord with believers and nonbelievers alike, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged. In his New York Times bestseller Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem--highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair, and hope. With refreshing candor, he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior. Along the way, Bethke gives you the tools you need to: Humbly and prayerfully open your mind Understand Jesus for all that he is View the church from a brand-new perspective Bethke is quick to acknowledge that he's not a pastor or theologian, but simply an ordinary, twenty-something who cried out for a life greater than the one for which he had settled. On this journey, Bethke discovered the real Jesus, who beckoned him with love beyond the props of false religion. Praise for Jesus > Religion: "Jeff's book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by the noise of religion. Listen to that voice, then follow it--right to the feet of Jesus." --Bob Goff, author of New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody, Always "The book you hold in your hands is Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz meets C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity meets Augustine's Confessions. This book is going to awaken an entire generation to Jesus and His grace." --Derwin L. Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of Limitless Life: Breaking Free from the Labels That Hold You Back