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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...
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Most churches in America struggle to have a significant percentage of their adult attendance in small groups. According to recent research done by Lifeway Research, only "33 percent of churchgoers attend classes or groups for adults (such as Sunday school, Bible study, small groups, or Adult Bible Fellowships) four or more times in a typical month. Fourteen percent attend two or three times a month. "Life transformation happens best within the context...
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¿Estás listo para que tus jóvenes digan WOW? ¿Estás lista para que tus jóvenes digan ESO SÍ ESTUVO BUENO? Ideas prácticas, ideas locas, ideas específicas, ideas inéditas, ideas justas, ideas para casi todas las necesidades del ministerio juvenil. Un pequeño libro que te va a ayudar a elevar el nivel de eficacia y creatividad de tu ministerio. Una colección de ideas seleccionadas por uno de los ministros más ocurrentes e innovadores de...
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For the first time in centuries, the Church no longer has a primary place in the cultural dialogue. Christian leaders living off old assumptions are struggling, while missional churches are discovering new ways to reinvent themselves, arrest the general decline, and become catalysts for new strategies for reaching non-believers. These new voices are following the lead of the early church, shifting their focus to a missional model. The Resurgent Church...
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In spite of many church leaders and Christian researchers doubt about the local church's relevancy and ability to grow, there are many churches growing and making disciples. They are implementing a revolutionary new Intentional Growth Planning™ operating system.
Pastors and church leaders are frequently frustrated and overworked, not knowing how to create systems and structures to support church growth and the making of more and better disciples....
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You Don't Have to Learn This the Hard Way…
Anyone involved in leadership knows that it's tough and mistakes are bound to happen. But some mistakes are more costly than others and can result in the end of effectiveness, the loss of important relationships, and disqualification from ministry.
Using the story of a fictitious church team to demonstrate the problems, principles, and practice of finding solutions, leadership expert Dave Kraft uncovers...
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The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection. He is simply the greatest leadership role model of all time. Ken Blanchard with simple yet profound principles from the life of Jesus and dozens of stories and leadership examples from his life experiences, veteran author, speaker and leadership expert Ken Blanchard guides...
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CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE REVOLUTIONARIES! WE SHOULD BE BRINGING A REVOLUTION TO OUR WORLD. Today's world needs a revolution. But not a violent one. We've had plenty of those. We need a revolution that changes hearts and minds. Jesus didn't come to earth just to change your Sunday morning routine. He came to change your life every day and in every way. The Right and Left are growing farther apart each week. Liberal politicians and conservatives are in...
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A major problem in the local church today is lack of leadership. Simply put, we have more needs than we have leaders to meet those needs. So, how do we train better leaders faster?
The truth is, very few churches really have a well-thought-out leadership development plan. Growth requires continually adding healthy new leaders, who carry the church culture forward and embody its core values. Everyone knows it, but how do we achieve it?
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Most pastors say that the need to identify and develop leaders is critical to the health and growth of their church. Yet, most churches do not have an intentional plan for doing this. In this book, Mac Lake reveals a practical strategy for addressing this problem.
How do you develop leaders in a church setting-good leaders, qualified leaders, leaders who are committed, who possess the DNA of the church, and leaders who produce results? The majority...
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Almost every organization has a vision. Few ever accomplish it. Even after short-term success in it, fewer stay true to it over time. Be Mean: Relentlessly Protecting the Vision is about regaining or sustaining the trajectory of the vision over time. It's about staying true to the vision. Lovejoy explains that this requires understanding the importance of vision, developing a vision we're willing to die for, and keeping the vision from being compromised...
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The United States is know as the "Great Melting Pot," yet a survey of our churches on Sunday Morning would reveal a noticeably different portrait of our ethnic make-up. Every facet of American culture is multi-ethnic. Yet, the Church is not. The church is segregated. Drawing from scripture, Derwin shows how the modern church is suffering from being homogenous and how we are not fulfilling our calling as effectively as we should be. The High-Definition...
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"Ascendance: Celebrities on the Global Stage" unveils the meteoric journeys of international icons in a riveting series. From the cultural phenomenon of BTS to Priyanka Chopra's transcultural stardom and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's commanding presence, each volume delves into the triumphs behind the glitz. This exploration goes beyond fame, revealing personal struggles, transformative moments, and the global impact of these luminaries. With authentic...
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Well-meaning church leaders and planters often set out to radically transform their communities for Christ-kingdom causes. Their aspirations and visions are limitless. However, often the best-laid plans fail to yield results of any consequence-they become frustrated, and pull the plug leaving behind the remnants of all their best intentions.
Does it have to be this way?
Is it possible for a local church to become so influential in its community that...
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Leadership (the ability to bring people together to accomplish shared goals), be it in an organization or a church, was instituted by God from the beginning. In the context of the church, God commissioned church leadership to "go and make disciples of all nations," to win souls for His kingdom throughout the world instead of standing behind a pulpit in a conventional four walls edifice that we come to know as "church" or donning themselves with ostentatious...
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Rooted in over 40 years of seasoned experience and rigorous scholarly research, A Leadership Shift beckons leaders towards a courageous transformation in organizational ethos. This pioneering narrative seamlessly translates intricate scholarly theories into a practical, proven implementation methodology, illuminated through a real-world case study. It's the first of its kind, melding profound subjects like organizational oneness, quantum field linkage...
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Serving in numerous ministry capacities together, Geoff and Sherry Surratt have valuable lessons and observations to pass along to couples seeking to serve in ministry together.
Marriage is hard. Learning to do life with another human being presents unanticipated challenges that take determined, focused, humbling effort to work through.
Ministry is hard. Much like marriage, it's full of unanticipated challenges, requires a great deal of selflessness,...
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Le monde passe par un cyclone d'incertitudes et plus rien ne ressemble à la normalité que nous avons vécue pendant longtemps. Rien du tout !!! les crises morales et sanitaires sont croissantes. Les lois législatives sont promulguées afin de s'opposer ouvertement aux instituions divines comme la famille et le droit à la vie. Les gens meurent dans les conflits armés à un taux jamais atteint. L'ennemi semble diriger toutes ses armes vers l'évangile...
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Spiritual leadership is not automatically maintained!
The leader is the one who pays the greatest price increasingly. You cannot neglect that which raised you to leadership and expect to remain as the leader. You became the leader because you loved and sought God. You were constantly in His presence. You were loyal to the leadership above you.
If any of these things are now history, then you have lost the things that matter.
If you are moving on...
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