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The Unstuck Church

Author : Tony Morgan
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 0718094476
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Unstuck Church written by Tony Morgan and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed church leader, blogger, founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan unpacks the lifecycle of a typical church, identifies characteristics of each phase, and provides practical next steps a church can take to move towards sustained health. Think about your church for a moment. Is it growing? Is it diminishing? Is it somewhere in between? Acclaimed church leader, blogger, and founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan has identified the seven stages of a church's lifecycle that range from the hopeful and optimistic days of launch, to the stagnating last stages of life support. Regardless of the stage in which you find your church, it carries with it the world's greatest mission—to "go and make disciples of all the nations . . ." With eternity at stake the Church should be doing most everything within its power to see lives changed forever. The Church should strive for the pinnacle of the lifecycle, where they are continually making new disciples and experiencing what Morgan refers to as "sustained health." In The Unstuck Church, Morgan unpacks each phase of the church lifecycle, and offers specific and strategic next steps the church leader can take to find it's way to sustained health . . . and finally become unstuck. The Unstuck Church is a call for honest an assessment of where your church sits on the lifecycle, and a challenge to move beyond it.

The Life Cycle of a Congregation

Author : Martin F. Saarinen
Publisher : Alban Books
ISBN 13 : 9781566991896
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book The Life Cycle of a Congregation written by Martin F. Saarinen and published by Alban Books. This book was released on 1998-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

To Dream Again

Author : Robert Dale
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725212951
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book To Dream Again written by Robert Dale and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-12-27 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are four ways to revitalize a church, organizationally speaking. The easiest change is policy change. You simply adjust the way you do things. A second strategy is to change personnel. Firing the minister or electing new lay leaders is a common approach. Another change tactic is to create new program structures. Reorganization plans are familiar in institutions of all kinds. Change policy. Change people. Change programs. Each of these approaches has its advocates. But the approach I suggest is the most basic of all--clarify purpose. The fourth way to revitalize a church is to define and act on its fundamental purpose. A new dream awakes a congregation. A poster motto challenges: "Aim for the sun. You may not reach it, but you will fly higher that if you never aimed at all." --from the Foreword

Taking Your Church to the Next Level

Author : Gary L. McIntosh
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441210857
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Taking Your Church to the Next Level written by Gary L. McIntosh and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All local churches experience a predictable life cycle of growth and decline. But if a church is on a downward trend, how can it turn around? Taking Your Church to the Next Level explains the impact of age and size on churches and outlines the improvements that must be made at each point for a church to remain fruitful and faithful to its mission. McIntosh deftly describes the cycles of fruitfulness and the importance of continual improvement to diminish destructive forces that keep a congregation from its mission. Church leaders, pastors, and all who care about the church and desire to see it experience biblical growth will benefit from the sage wisdom offered in these pages.

Can Our Church Live?

Author : Alice Mann
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566994810
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Can Our Church Live? written by Alice Mann and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing on earth lives forever—not even congregations. Alban Institute senior consultant Alice Mann explains how the natural life cycle of a congregation, as well as other internal and external factors, can produce a congregation that is in real trouble. She then offers hope for congregations that want to change. Practical options for congregations, leadership challenges for laity and clergy, and ways to work with denominations are detailed and engaging discussion questions provide a basis for congregational planning

Deacons

Author : Matt Smethurst
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 143357165X
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Deacons written by Matt Smethurst and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in the Church? Deacons are essential to a church's health—yet confusion abounds regarding their biblical job description. What's their God-given role in a local congregation and how do they relate to the church's overall mission? In this short book, Matt Smethurst makes the case that deacons are model servants called to meet tangible needs, organize and mobilize acts of service, preserve the unity of the flock, and support the ministry of the elders. Clearing away common misconceptions, Smethurst offers practical guidance for deploying deacons and helping churches to flourish.

Your Church in Rhythm

Author : Bruce B. Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470598875
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Your Church in Rhythm written by Bruce B. Miller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gentle new way for church leader’s to survive stress and burnout Bruce Miller debunks the idea of balance—basically trying to have it all, all the time. Most churches and their pastors try to do everything at once and feel guilty if any one aspect (worship, ministries, outreach, etc.) is neglected. He replaces the exhausting concept of balance with the idea of rhythm: churches, like people, need to give attention to different programs and ministries at different times, basically by attending to their seasons and cycles. Offers an innovative new model for church leaders Miller has been influential in the formation and promotion of “Church-Based Training” as in international movement Offers a proven method for avoiding burnout for church leaders and members by doing the right things at the right time The author offers much-need help to overwhelmed leaders and shows them how to apply Miller’s seasonal/cyclical approach to church life.

Human Development and Faith (Second Edition)

Author : Felicity Kelcourse
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827214952
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Human Development and Faith (Second Edition) written by Felicity Kelcourse and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with the latest research, this second edition approaches human development from a multidisciplinary perspective. Uniquely inclusive of the moral and faith dimensions of the life cycle, 'Human Development and Faith' examines the interplay of mind, body, family, community, and soul at every stage of development. (Back cover).

Generation to Generation

Author : Edwin Friedman
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1609182367
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Generation to Generation written by Edwin Friedman and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-06-17 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acclaimed, influential work now available in paper for the first time, this bestselling book applies the concepts of systemic family therapy to the emotional life of congregations. Edwin H. Friedman shows how the same understanding of family process that can aid clergy in their pastoral role also has important ramifications for negotiating congregational dynamics and functioning as an effective leader. Clergy from diverse denominations, as well as family therapists and counselors, have found that this book directly addresses the dilemmas and crises they encounter daily. It is widely used as a text in courses on pastoral care, leadership, and family systems.

Reinventing American Protestantism

Author : Donald E. Miller
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520218116
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Reinventing American Protestantism written by Donald E. Miller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the trend in the last thirty years towards new paradigm churches, sometimes called megachurches or postdenominational churches, which are reinventing Christianity by redefining the institutional forms and reconnecting people to the message of first-century Christianity using the media of twentieth century America.

Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation

Author : George W Bullard
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827230125
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation by : George W Bullard

Download or read book Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation written by George W Bullard and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Full Kingdom potential," says George Bullard, "is a journey, not a destination. To reach your full Kingdom potential, its pursuit must be your enduring passion and desire." Drawing on his more than four decades of experience in congregational leadership, Bullard offers not just another process for congregational redevelopment. He learns from the past to take congregations on a spiritual journey that is open-ended, custom-made, and locally owned. His focus is on capacity building in each congregation, calling for a narrative approach to futuring in the life of congregations that responds to new things God is seeking to do in and through members of the congregation. From the TCP Leadership Series.

Holy Conversations

Author : Gil Rendle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566995469
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Holy Conversations written by Gil Rendle and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning can be challenging in the contemporary congregation, where people share a common faith and values but may have very different preferences and needs. Much of the literature on congregational planning presents it as a technical process: the leader serves as the chief problem solver, and the goal is finding "the solution to the problem." Rendle and Mann equip congregational leaders with a broad and creative range of ideas, pathways, processes, and tools for planning. By choosing the resources that best suit their needs and context, congregations will shape their own strengthening, transforming, holy conversation. They will find a path that is faithful to their identity and their relationship with God. Resource materials are available to purchasers of the book. E-mail [email protected] for more information.

Liquid Church

Author : Tim Lucas
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310100119
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Liquid Church written by Tim Lucas and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's fluid culture, many churches are adrift--longing to reach spiritually thirsty people, but failing to make an impact. Have you noticed? Congregations are stuck or declining. Millennials and Gen Z are walking away. Volunteers and their generosity are drying up. Is your city, town, or neighborhood spiritually dry? Do you long to see more of the living water of Jesus flowing freely through your community, generating a fresh wave of ministry momentum? Buckle up: you're in for a whitewater ride! Liquid Church tells the fascinating story of a New Jersey church that began "on accident" and grew into one of America's 100 Fastest-Growing Churches, with over 5,000 in weekly attendance and more than 2,400 baptisms to date. Their secret? They harnessed the power of six powerful ministry currents sweeping across North America including: special needs, creative communication, ministry mergers, compassionate cause, radical generosity, and leadership development. With powerful stories and scriptural insights, backed by national research, Tim Lucas and Warren Bird describe dozens of fresh ideas, new ministry wineskins, and hard-won leadership learnings that resonate with rising generations in today's "show-then-tell" culture. Each chapter includes practical tools, real-life examples, and links to "Other Churches Making Waves" with cutting-edge ministry ideas designed to help saturate your city for Christ. Ready to dive deeper? Whether you serve a brand-new church plant, fast-growing congregation, or an aging ministry ready for reinvention, Liquid Church is an inspiring and practical guide for leaders ready to reach their spiritually thirsty neighbors--those who have given up on church, but haven't given up on God.

Renovate Or Die

Author : Bob Farr
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426715862
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Renovate Or Die written by Bob Farr and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Farr asserts that to change the world, we must first change the Church. Rearranging the pews, painting the fellowship hall, or paving the parking lot are just not enough. With clear language and practical tips, this book will inspire and help you organize your church for new life. Learn how to grow your church and discover the commitments that leaders must make to guarantee the fruitfulness of local congregations. --Book Jacket.

Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict

Author : George W Bullard
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 9780827208193
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict written by George W Bullard and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's no secret that congregations have conflict. Anyone who has served as a church leader knows about the friction that can take place within a congregation. And too much friction can lead to heated levels of infighting and strife. But used properly, can conflict really be a positive thing for your church? The direct result of George Bullard's twenty-five years of work in the area of training congregational and denominational leaders in various strategies to address conflict, this book empowers congregations to use conflict to deal with issues in a healthy and productive manner. In Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict, Bullard guides church leaders in how to use conflict as a positive force for transition and change, and how to handle unhealthy conflict that might arise. A TCP Leadership Series title.

ReStart Your Church

Author : Dottie Escobedo-Frank
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426743394
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book ReStart Your Church written by Dottie Escobedo-Frank and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death is good for us.

Liturgy and Learning Through the Life Cycle

Author : John H. Westerhoff, III
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
ISBN 13 : 9780866839808
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Liturgy and Learning Through the Life Cycle written by John H. Westerhoff, III and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1985 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the role of liturgy from the Episcopalian and the Methodist point of view.