Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Church - Growth

Building on stories and illustrations from the book He Chose the Nails by Max Lucado, He Did This Just for You is a 64-page evangelistic book that leads the readers through God's plan of salvation and offers an invitation to accept Christ. It's the perfect way to introduce the gospel to friends and acquaintances through Max Lucado's warm and easy to understand writing style. Experience God's grace and plan of salvation for the first time or use this booklet to share the message of hope with someone you know.

This clear, beautifully written tool for congregations engaged in the discernment and search process is a balanced combination of spiritual reflection and practical advice, born of the author's extensive experience as deployment officer in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. The bonus of additional Appendix material, including a sample congregational questionnaire and other invaluable resources, available for free download below, make Calling Clergy a must-read book for parish search committees, vestry members, and other parish leaders.

The author speaks with unembarrassed honesty about ministry temptations and tensions that all leaders encounter. Damazio reveals a step-by-step process in building a leadership team and a healthy local church while sharing his own personal vision.

Depressed? Discouraged? Try Prayer Follow the steps to your freedom. Prayer is a wonderful key that opens the door to peace, healing, and happiness

The Joshua Ministry helps churches move their congregants from the pews of praise to the harvest fields of evangelism. Using this strategy, Rev. David Hopewell has helped churches across America build stronger evangelism ministries. This manual provides step-by-step instructions to implement the Joshua Ministry in any local church. It guides you through the entire process from introducing the strategy to your church leadership to leading your congregants to sharing the gospel. It also includes "The Soul-Winning Workshop," a complete training course on personal witnessing. The Joshua Ministry...

Explore the philosophical and theological underpinnings of the Emerging church movement

Introducing the life you d gladly stand in line for
You don t stand in line at Starbucks"(r)" just to buy a cup of coffee. You stop for the "experience" surrounding the cup of coffee.
Too many of us line up for God out of duty or guilt. We completely miss the warmth and richness of the experience of living with God. If we d learn to see what God is doing on earth, we could participate fully in the irresistible life that he offers.
You can learn to pay attention like never before, to identify where God is already in business right in your neighborhood. The doors are open and the...

How can your church manage cultural change without compromising eternal truths?

Many churches are currently grappling with this question, and this important book by Lynn Anderson is full of answers.

The winds of change are blowing, and they cannot be ignored. Churches that learn how to successfully manage the changes these winds bring will sail smoothly into the 21st century. Congregations that close their eyes to the reality of change will be swept off course or into extinction.

In this book, Anderson -- a well-known author, minister, and leader -- presents a wealth of...

Discover how to not only cultivate revival both personally and corporately but also how to sustain and strengthen appointed times of spiritual refreshing. Seasons of Revival offers fresh insight and biblical thought to understanding seasons of God's outpouring.

Are you listening? You can hear God's voice every day and it's easier than you ever imagined. The Lord speaks to us in ways we often miss. He has many ways of speaking, including through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, spiritual gifts, common sense wisdom, conviction, His character, His peace, natural things, and even in times of silence. Discover how God's voice becomes familiar to you as you develop a loving relationship with Him. Take the next 30 days, reading a chapter each day, to explore 30 of the many ways God speaks. Expect to be surprised

• Ideal growth and development tool for small congregations in all mainline denominations
• Simple, clear exercises and techniques to help leaders and members pinpoint problems and claim and identify gifts and values of their shared history, in order to engage in a ministry of renewal, welcome, and growth

Topics include:
• Relationships and Identity - understanding the starting point for rebuilding and outreach
• Grief and Healing - unpacking concerns that might be inhibiting growth
• Providing Safety and Security - engendering trust, beginning...

An ecumenical resource that helps churches and church leaders begin to think about how to transform themselves into vital, flourishing organizations - transformation that requires deep, systemic change on the part of the bodies that are meant to help congregations live into their mission in the world.

- Author is active consultant with mainline Protestant denominations and non-profits
- Accessible style
- Addresses issues of coping with change and conflict in congregations and denominations in the face of American cultural change.

In a world where the Church is faced with declining attendances, financial constraints and a shortage of clergy, is it possible to release a new vitality and energy? According to Robin Greenwood, if, as a Church, we can let go of the idea that we are marginalized, we can become much more confident, boldly discovering diverse and holistic ways of re-imaging the Church. When faced with diminishing congregations, instead of looking for someone to blame we can ask: 'What is there which is hopeful and fully alive, speaking of the liberating power of God? What can we offer to people and society who...

Since its publication in 1995, Ron Crandall's Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church has become required reading for anyone striving to revitalize the ministry of a small membership congregation. That book was built on extensive interviews and studies conducted in dozens of small membership churches, across several denominations, that had experienced significant turnaround. In a new study Crandall has now returned to those congregations to see what it takes to make the turnaround work over a period of years. He has also interviewed leaders from several new congregations to enrich...

Forget church growth In the twenty-first century, it is multiply or dry up. There doesn't seem to be another alternative. We believe that any church can reclaim the foundational multiplication DNA of the Jesus movement. Unfortunately, too few leaders and churches understand what it takes and what it looks like to multiply their impact to bring more of God's reign to earth. We hope this booklet helps you internalize the concept of multiplication so your church might move more boldly with God. We pray this boldness empowers concrete and constructive next steps that create new places of...

The companion resource to Outcome: A Blueprint for Becoming an Effective Church can be used to help train pastors, staff, church leaders, and volunteers in the critical elements that affect the organization of the church.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit the Helper so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today's church has admired the gift but neglected to open it.
Breakthrough author Francis Chan rips away paper and bows to get at the true source of the church's power the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we've ignored the Spirit for far too long, and we are reaping the disastrous...

The story of Jesus cannot be contained in a history of 33 years on an ancient strip of land along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. The group of 120 followers Jesus empowered transformed the world with the good news of redemption and reconciliation he preached. In this journey through the book of Acts, discover the leaps of faith taken by the early church to spread the news of the miracles they'd witnessed and the message they'd received.

Their story carries us--his current followers--into our future. Their devotion and perseverance challenges us to step out in faith and...

Since it was published in 1983, the first edition of the original Twelve Keys to an Effective Church has benefited thousands of congregations around the world.

The thoroughly revised and updated Twelve Keys Leaders' Guide, designed to accompany Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, offers leaders an indispensable, step-by-step resource for creating and implementing their long-range plans. It clearly shows how to examine a church's strengths and move the congregation toward action, accomplishment, and achievement. This valuable guide thoroughly explains the basic principles of the...