Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310293472
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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"This is the story of thirteen churches and the leaders who moved them from stagnancy to growth and from mediocrity to greatness. Drawing on one of the most comprehensive studies ever on the church, this book reveals the process of becoming a "breakout" church and the factors that lead to this spiritual metamorphosis."--The Publisher description.
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780310266105
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE USA. In Thom Rainer's latest book, he sets out to discover how churches that were once healthy but had stagnated in growth have broken out to become great churches impacting lives and entire communities.
Author: T. T. Crabtree
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310243661
Category : Preaching
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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Countless preachers have turned to the Zondervan Pastor's Annual to save them time in sermon and service preparation. This tried-and-true resource makes your demanding job as a pastor a lot easier. Use its contents as is, or tailor them to fit your unique approach. The Zondervan 2007 Pastor's Annual supplies you with: Morning and Evening Services for Every Sunday of the Year Sermon Topics and Texts Fully Indexed Definitive and Usable Sermon Outlines Devotionals and Bible Studies for Midweek Services Fresh and Applicable Illustrations Appropriate Hymn Selections Special-Day Services for Church and Civil Calendars Meditations on Lord's Supper Observance Wedding Ceremonies and Themes Funeral Messages and Scriptures Basic Pastoral Ministry Helps Messages for Children and Young People Offertory Prayers
Author: Lee June, PhD
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 1575673827
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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"A faith in the God of the Bible and an association with the institutional church have had a positive influence on the African American community, and were key in the survival of the slave experience in America," says psychologist and professor Dr. Lee June. This book traces the history of Christianity among African Americans and the development of the "Black Church"-those denominations created by, created for, and stewarded by African Americans. He examines the role the church has played politically and psychologically as well as spiritually in the lives of African Americans. This comprehensive psychological and spiritual look at an historic institution will be a valuable tool for both pastors and seminary professors.
Author: C. Kirk Hadaway
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780805460148
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Author: John Messer
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098055233
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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How can church leaders be effective without sacrificing their marriage, their family, or their health in the process? How can good leaders get stuck churches unstuck without becoming another casualty? Burnout or Breakout provides answers to both. The burnout epidemic among church leaders, combined with cultural volatility, uncertainty, and complexity catalyze with unhealthy church processes to get churches stuck. All these forces combine to stifle good leaders until it seems that no reasonable leadership effort can succeed. This book brings new insights to churches and church leaders frustrated with making tireless efforts to move the church, yet constantly falling short of their goals and objectives. It helps church leaders avoid quick-fix solutions that actually keep churches stuck by applying systemic, long-term solutions. This book brings hope to stifled leaders on the verge of burnout. Building on biblical and experiential evidence, the author presents burnout as a systemic problem. Seeing from a systems perspective enables leaders to discover how their church really works and provides tools and strategies to help them realign their church system for health and effectiveness. Based on a comprehensive introduction to systems thinking, leaders are encouraged to see their congregations as complex systems of interrelated and interdependent elements. Effective leadership, from a systems perspective, aligns the church to achieve intended outcomes. Based on the account of Jethro and Moses in Exodus 18, leaders are equipped to identify and diagnose church systems designed for burnout and provides strategies to overcome the stifling forces within the church. Leaders are further equipped to apply systemic thinking to common church system problems, such as declining attendance, mission confusion, and volunteer shortages. Brings hope that stifled leaders and stuck churches can break out of their limiting conditions by investing time and effort to learn and practice seeing from a new systems perspective.
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780805461732
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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With all the attention non-traditional churches have received, Dr. Rainer reminds us that most churches in America today are still based on traditional models. He sees not only their survival, but possibilities for their profound renewal and revival.
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Category : Education (Christian theology)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Author: Chris Schofield
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780805421996
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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General editor J. Chris Schofield has compiled an inspiring collection of essays on evangelism, touching many of the pertinent themes and concerns Christians will face in the new millennium. Essay topics include prayer and presence evangelism, evangelism and personal holiness, revival and spiritual awakening, community ministries and evangelism, and more.
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433669463
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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The Church Growth Movement has divided devout Christians. Even though Rainer is an advocate, his aim here is to present an objective view of the movement--its history, the theology associated with it, and the principles which seem to separate churches that grow from those that don't.
