Book Description
"Church in the Making" looks to where God is already working and then effectively organizes the work of church planting for maximum success.
Author : Ben Arment
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 21,93 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Church development, New
ISBN : 0805464735
"Church in the Making" looks to where God is already working and then effectively organizes the work of church planting for maximum success.
Author : Carl S. Dudley
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 19,74 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780687230440
What makes the small church so reliably steady, closely intimate, and beautifully simple -- a worthy model of the Christian church? Carl S. Dudley affirms the main cause as lying within the minds of the church members.
Author : Curtis Heffelfinger
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,27 MB
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801019500
When human beings are involved in any endeavor, conflict is inevitable. But the best fight is the one a church never has to have because its members have been intentionally cultivating practices that lead to peace and preserve unity. Whether they are dealing with conflict right now or hoping to avoid it later, church members, pastors, and ministry leaders will benefit from the proactive approach to peacemaking found in The Peacemaking Church, which will equip them with the knowledge and practices they need to instill in their church leadership and membership. Foreword by Ken Sande.
Author : Thom S. Rainer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 2011-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0805447997
Now in paperback, this multi-awarded national best seller shares a clear message from case studies of 400 North American congregations: church is done best when it's kept simple.
Author : Anthea Butler
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 33,89 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0807882909
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States today. In this first major study of the church, Anthea Butler examines the religious and social lives of the women in the COGIC Women's Department from its founding in 1911 through the mid-1960s. She finds that the sanctification, or spiritual purity, that these women sought earned them social power both in the church and in the black community. Offering rich, lively accounts of the activities of the Women's Department founders and other members, Butler shows that the COGIC women of the early decades were able to challenge gender roles and to transcend the limited responsibilities that otherwise would have been assigned to them both by churchmen and by white-dominated society. The Great Depression, World War II, and the civil rights movement brought increased social and political involvement, and the Women's Department worked to make the "sanctified world" of the church interact with the broader American society. More than just a community of church mothers, says Butler, COGIC women utilized their spiritual authority, power, and agency to further their contestation and negotiation of gender roles in the church and beyond.
Author : Michael White
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 39,33 MB
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1594713871
Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story to how they brought their parish back to life. Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter is a story of stopping everything and changing focus. When their parish reached a breaking point, White and Corcoran asked themselves how they could make the Church matter to Catholics, and they realized the answer was at the heart of the Gospel. Their faithful response not only tripled their weekend mass attendance, but also yielded increased giving, flourishing ministries, and a vibrant, solidly Catholic spiritual revival. White and Corcoran invite all Catholic leaders to share the vision, borrow their strategies, and rebuild their own parishes. They offer a wealth of guidance for anyone with the courage to hear them.
Author : Bill Hull
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441212272
Scripture places high priority on the disciplemaking capacity of the church, This book shows how to accomplish it. Foreword by Howard Ball.
Author : Jim Tomberlin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1118131304
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 co-writer Warren Bird, makes the case that mergers today work best not with two struggling churches but with a vital, momentum-filled lead church partnering with a joining church. In this new book, they provide a complete, practical, hands-on guide for church leaders of both struggling and vibrant churches so that they can understand the issues, develop strategies, and execute a variety of forms of merger for church expansion and renewal to reinvigorate declining churches and give them a "second life."
Author : Francisco F. Claver
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 14,93 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781570757860
In eleven chapters, Bishop Claver describes how church leaders put the aggorniamento teachings of Vatican II into practice by forming small Christian communities that focused on reading and understanding scripture and then, guided by the Spirit, implemented those teachings in their own communities. A primer on how to develop a local church, the book presents models of participative leadership but also inspires Christians everywhere to make their own churches more responsive to local needs.
Author : Kevin DeYoung
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 143352693X
Social justice and mission are hot topics today: there's a wonderful resurgence of motivated Christians passionate about spreading the gospel and caring for the needs of others. But in our zeal to get sharing and serving, many are unclear on gospel and mission. Yes, we are called to spend ourselves for the sake of others, but what is the church's unique priority as it engages the world? DeYoung and Gilbert write to help Christians "articulate and live out their views on the mission of the church in ways that are theologically faithful, exegetically careful, and personally sustainable." Looking at the Bible's teaching on evangelism, social justice, and shalom, they explore the what, why, and how of the church's mission. From defining "mission", to examining key passages on social justice and their application, to setting our efforts in the context of God's rule, DeYoung and Gilbert bring a wise, studied perspective to the missional conversation. Readers in all spheres of ministry will grow in their understanding of the mission of the church and gain a renewed sense of urgency for Jesus' call to preach the Word and make disciples.