UnLearning Church

UnLearning Church

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  • Author: Rev. Dr. Mike Slaughter
  • Publisher: Abingdon Press
  • ISBN: 1426725167
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 167

How many things does your church do just because that's the way it's always been done? Does your congregation value tradition over passion and stability over creativity? If so, it's time to unLearn. Leading congregations into a dynamic and prophetic future requires unLearning what you thought you knew about the church, leadership, and life. Pastor Michael Slaughter casts a vision for innovative and authentic congregations, and for the kind of leadership that can bring congregations to greater vitality and impact in today's postmodern culture. Readers will be challenged to gaze boldly beyond franchised church models to a dynamic embodiment of God's unique vision for each leader and each congregation. UnLearning congregations embrace new media and cultural trends, value transformation over information, and create a safe space for the tough and unanswerable questions of life. These are churches that lovingly dare to shoulder spiritual and prophetic leadership in our rapidly changing culture, re-articulating God's ancient purposes to create high-tech, high-touch environments in which people can become radical followers of Jesus Christ. Informed by Slaughter's thirty years of leadership at the innovative and mission-driven Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, UnLearning Church offers readers guidance and insight into setting aside old identities, old expectations, and old ways of “doing church,” and inspires readers with examples of congregations already living out their mission to be creative and outwardly-focused communities of faith.


The Missional Church in Context

The Missional Church in Context

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  • Author: Craig Van Gelder
  • Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
  • ISBN: 0802845673
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 254

The missional church conversation continues to make a vital contribution to thinking about congregations and their contexts, addressing the essential question What does it really mean to be church? This book offers substantial, clarifying insights into that ongoing dialogue. Contributors: Mark Lau Branson James Tzu-Kao Chai Mary Sue Dehmlow Dreier Terri Martinson Elton Scott Frederickson Joon Ho Lee Gary M. Simpson Craig Van Gelder


Church in Translation

Church in Translation

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  • Author: Daniel Collison
  • Publisher: Abingdon Press
  • ISBN: 0687465168
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 222

Shows today's leaders how to speak and minister more effectively the the current culture.


The Multi-Site Church Revolution

The Multi-Site Church Revolution

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  • Author: Geoff Surratt
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • ISBN: 0310566436
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 227

Fueled by a desire to reach people for Christ, a revolution is underway. Churches are growing beyond the limitations of a single service in one building. Expanding the traditional model, they are embracing the concept of one church with more than one site: multiple congregations sharing a common vision, budget, leadership, and board. Drawing from the examples of churches nationwide, The Multi-Site Church Revolution shows what healthy multi-site churches look like and what motivates congregations to make the change. Discover how your church can: • cast a vision for change • ensure a successful DNA transfer (vision and core values) to its new site • develop new leaders • fund new sites • adapt to structure and staffing change • use technology to support your worship services you’ll identify the reasons churches succeed and how they overcome common snags. The Multi-Site Church Revolution offers guidance, insights, and specific action steps as well as appendixes with practical leadership resources and self-diagnostic tools. “I wholeheartedly recommend this book for any pastor or church leader who needs to know the pertinent issues, tested solutions, and real examples of multi-site strategies that are currently being deployed around the world.” —Ed Young, senior pastor, Fellowship Church “The authors have done their homework. They have firsthand knowledge of the successes and failures of this movement, having been networking with and facilitating dialogue among churches across the country for years.” —Max Lucado, senior minister, Oak Hills Church “Look no further than this book to propel your ministry to Ephesians 3:20 proportions: exceeding abundantly above all that you could ever ask or think!” —Randy and Paula White, senior pastors, Without Walls International Church This book is part of the Leadership Network Innovation Series.


Church Unique

Church Unique

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  • Author: Will Mancini
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 0470435348
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 309

Written by church consultant Will Mancini expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly unique model of ministry that leads to redemptive movement. He guides churches away from an internal focus to emphasize participation in their community and surrounding culture. In this important book, Mancini offers an approach for rethinking what it means to lead with clarity as a visionary. Mancini explains that each church has a culture that reflects its particular values, thoughts, attitudes, and actions and shows how church leaders can unlock their church's individual DNA and unleash their congregation's one-of-a-kind potential.


Church and Academy in Harmony

Church and Academy in Harmony

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  • Author: Tony Blair
  • Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • ISBN: 1608995070
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 142

Why do church leaders and the leaders of their institutions of higher learning seem to speak different languages? Why are relationships between church and academy so filled with tension and misunderstanding? This insightful and provocative volume, written by one with leadership experience in both camps, explains those dynamics. Tony Blair parses the cultural and theological trends that have created this gap in recent decades and notes how those same patterns yet offer hope for the future. Blair delineates five models of more collaborative relationships between church and academy, three of which are drawn from the creative positioning of existing institutions that serve as case studies, and two of which describe the academy of the future. For church and university leaders alike, as well as all those who care about the relationship of these two essential institutions in the fulfillment of God's kingdom, Church and Academy in Harmony offers a readable and intelligent analysis.


The Worship Mall

The Worship Mall

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  • Author: Bryan D. Spinks
  • Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
  • ISBN: 0898696771
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 273

Religion today is in competition with the leisure and entertainment industries. Gen Y, the postmodern generation, is open to spirituality; but most of todays young adults have not been born into faith communities where they feel any lasting allegiance. Studies suggest that for the young, belief in God is an optional matter, a virtual consumer choice. As a result, different trends in worship and worship styles are offered by different churches to suit lifestyles, attitudes, and personal taste.


Breaking the Missional Code

Breaking the Missional Code

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  • Author: Ed Stetzer
  • Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 0805448942
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 256

Across North America, many pastors are excited to see churches growing as they achieve their mission to connect the message of the gospel with the community at large. Still others are equally frustrated, following the exact same model for outreach but with lesser results. Indeed, just because a "missional breakthrough" occurs in one place doesn’t mean it will happen the same way elsewhere. One size does not fit all, but there are cultural codes that must be broken for all churches to grow and remain effective in their specific mission context. Breaking the Missional Code provides expert insight on church culture and church vision casting, plus case studies of successful missional churches impacting their communities. "We have to recognize there are cultural barriers (in addition to spiritual ones) that blind people from understanding the gospel," the authors write. "Our task is to find the right way to break through those cultural barriers without removing the spiritual and theological ones."


The Spiritual DNA of a Church on Mission

The Spiritual DNA of a Church on Mission

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  • Author: Bob Burton
  • Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 1433645882
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 167

In Spiritual DNA of the Church On Mission, author Bob Burton compares the missional foundation of the early church to human DNA. He argues that understanding the Church's missional DNA is the most effective starting point in engaging your church members on God's mission for the sake of total gospel transformation.


Faith of Our Fathers

Faith of Our Fathers

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  • Author: L. Charles Jackson
  • Publisher: Canon Press & Book Service
  • ISBN: 1591280435
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 160

A short description of the Nicene Creed.