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by Dag Heward-Mills
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2011

Satan wants your church to remain small. The fewer people you have in your congregation the more captives he has. The size of your church shows you to what extent you are depopulating Hell. When you have a mega church, it means that you are establishing more souls. It also means that more souls have...
Cover of A Healthy Local Church | Strengthening Churches In Every Community For Kingdom Impact
by Bola Akin-John
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2018

In the last several years across the continent of Africa, there has been praise worthy efforts in the direction of church planting. The bad news is that even though we do everything to plant local churches, yet we don't do everything possible to nurture, sustain and make those local churches to thrive.  Today,...
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Cultivating the Missional Church

New Soil for Growing Vestries and Leaders

by Randolph C. Ferebee
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

• Offers church leaders and vestries a robust and missional perspective on the church in the 21st century • Each chapter is concluded with recommendations for further study and questions for discussion. Written from a post-Christendom and missional worldview, this book was born of a singular question...
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Forming Intentional Disciples

The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus

by Sherry Weddell
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012

How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. These are times of immense challenge and immense opportunity for the Catholic Church. Consider these statistics for the United States. Only...
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When Your Church Feels Stuck

7 Unavoidable Questions Every Leader Must Answer

by Chris Sonksen
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017

Every pastor wants their church to grow, but the reality is that most churches are stagnant or shrinking, leaving most pastors frustrated, weary, and discouraged. They continue to search for answers at conferences, in books, and on websites, but they don't find them. They don't realize that the answers...
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Propel

Good Stewardship, Greater Generosity

by Clayton L. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015

Pastors and other church leaders often feel ill-equipped in the critical area of stewardship and giving. Propel: Good Stewardship, Greater Generosity fills that need by offering a comprehensive course in church stewardship for the pastor, stewardship leader, or seminarian. Author Clayton Smith gives...
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The Passionate Church

Ignite Your Church and Change the World

by Mike Slaughter, Karen Perry Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016

It’s good to talk about ministry. It’s better to do it, and do it passionately. In 2008, the United Methodist Church lifted up “Four Areas of Focus” for ministry, and churches have responded. But at Ginghamsburg Church, in the rust-belt town of Tipp City, Ohio, the church has been doing...
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Overcoming Barriers to Church Growth

Proven Strategies for Taking Your Church to the Next Level

by Michael Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009

Passionate about church growth, Michael Fletcher understands the obstacles pastors and church leaders face as they reach 100/200 and 700/800-member barriers. In clear language he lays out practical steps churches can follow to achieve the growth they desire. His strategies have proved effective not...
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Intentional Ministry in a NotsoMega Church

Becoming a Missional Community

by Dennis Bickers
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Change is rapidly occurring in almost every area of our society. However, the one notable exception to this is often found in the church, especially in smaller churches. Instead of responding to the changes around them, these churches have adopted a maintenance mentality, which is primarily interested...
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Who Broke My Church?

7 Proven Strategies for Renewal and Revival

by Kent R. Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017

Something in the Church is broken. For Christianity to move beyond business as usual, Christians must learn it's not about what you do, but who you are and who you will become. Based on a survey of 75,000 people in churches from 65 denominations and 5,000 one-on-one interviews, author...
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Minding His Business

40 Days to Excellence in Church Management

by Don Corder
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015

The church is not a business—but it often has to conduct aspects of business. When a church needs a lawyer, it hires a lawyer. When it needs a plumber, it hires a plumber. But when it comes to making business decisions, it typically doesn’t consult someone with business expertise. Instead, it...
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Better Together

Making Church Mergers Work

by Jim Tomberlin, Warren Bird
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012

Thousands of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations nearby thrive. Is there a way for them to combine forces, drawing on both their strengths, in ways that also increase their missional impact? Church merger consultant Jim Tomberlin, with...
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Beyond the First Visit

The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church

by Gary L. McIntosh
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006

All churches like to think that theirs is the friendliest in town. But do visitors see it that way? Church consultant Gary McIntosh invites readers to take a look at their church through the eyes of visitors and potential visitors. His starting point, grounded in an understanding of God as a "welcomer,"...
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Pressure Points

Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church

by J.D. Payne
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013

Each generation of believers faces numerous challenges to the mission of the church. While the church does not have control over the large issues of each generation, its response to them is a matter of Kingdom stewardship. J. D. Payne gets to the heart of the twelve most important problems...
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