Grow Your Church from the Outside In

Grow Your Church from the Outside In
Author: George Barna
Publisher: Gospel Light Publications
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2002-10-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830730759

According to the author, America has more unchurched people than the entire populations of all but 11 of the world's 194 nations! Based on research among several thousand unchurched people, the book discusses their values, attitudes, beliefs, religious practices, demographics, life goals, and spiritual expectations. Using additional research conducted among churches that have had great success in attracting and retaining unchurched people, the author also outlines perspectives and effective strategies for churches that wish to reach those who avoid churches. Understanding what makes the unchurched tick will give you a better chance of relating to them in meaningful ways.

Grow Your Church!

Grow Your Church!
Author: Tracy Barnowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2018-10-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781955821100

Baffled as to why your church visitors never come back? Solve the mystery and get them to return again and again starting this Sunday. Rev. Tracy Barnowe is an ordained UCC pastor and a nationally-recognized expert in church growth. She has systematically created, taught, tested, and refined church growth methods with hundreds of churches in numerous denominations over 20 years, tracking the results to ensure they are reliable and replicable in any church setting by ordinary people. In Grow Your Church! Rev. Barnowe reveals the rich fruits of decades of data: the most effective, tried-and-true tools that will help every congregation turn its "church shoppers" into actively-involved church members. In this book you will learn: - how to get 85% of your first-time visitors to return the following Sunday - how to get first-time visitors actively involved in your church over just one cup of coffee - four big questions that will get your visitors halfway toward membership their first week - simple, easy-to-learn tools that cost nothing to use and that anyone can do Whether you are a minister, greeter, usher, or simply a member in the pews that loves and worries about your church, you can start being the change your church needs today. Even if your church has been in decline for years, this book will help you reverse the downturn, infuse new life into your congregation, and turn the arguments over "how come no one ever comes back?" into "what are we going to do with all these kids?!" Read this book today. Grow your church this Sunday. Don't let your next first-time visitor become another empty spot in the pew.

Growing God's Church

Growing God's Church
Author: Gary L. McIntosh
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493401572

It's no secret that the evangelism methods of yesterday are not yielding the kinds of results they did in the 1970s and 1980s. So how are new Christians hearing the Gospel today? How are they finding churches? And what makes them stay at a church? The answers to these questions have the power to dramatically alter the way we do outreach. And Dr. McIntosh has them. Based on ten years of scientific research, Growing God's Church shows pastors and church leaders how people are actually coming to faith in the 21st century. It covers factors such as our motive for ministry, the priorities churches set for themselves, the reality of churchless Christians, generational and gender-based differences in evangelism effectiveness, the name of your church, the influence of pastors, and much more. The appendix includes a copy of the survey that provides the basis for McIntosh's arguments and an overview of the study is provided in the first chapter.

Growing Young

Growing Young
Author: Kara Powell
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493405829

Unleashing the Passion of Young People in Your Church Is Possible! Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. Based on groundbreaking research with over 250 of the nation's leading congregations, Growing Young provides a strategy any church can use to involve and retain teenagers and young adults. It profiles innovative churches that are engaging 15- to 29-year-olds and as a result are growing--spiritually, emotionally, missionally, and numerically. Packed with both research and practical ideas, Growing Young shows pastors and ministry leaders how to position their churches to engage younger generations in a way that breathes vitality, life, and energy into the whole church. Visit www.churchesgrowingyoung.org for more information.

Your Church Can Grow

Your Church Can Grow
Author: C. Peter Wagner
Publisher: Gospel Light Publications
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1976
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830704149

Amplified Leadership

Amplified Leadership
Author: Dan Reiland
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1616384727

"If you want your ministry to reach its maximum potential--all that God wants for you--it is essential that you develop strong leaders. In Amplified Leadership, coach for pastors Dan Reiland gives you a proven process for developing new leaders who are established spiritually and trained practically."--Back cover.

Evaluating the Church Growth Movement

Evaluating the Church Growth Movement
Author: Zondervan,
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310872154

What exactly is the Church Growth movement? This timely volume in the Counterpoints series addresses the history of the movement that has become such an enormous shaping force on the Western church today, and it explores--in a roundtable forum of leading voices--five main perspectives on the classic Church Growth movement: Effective Evangelism View - presented by Elmer Towns Gospel in Our Culture View - presented by Craig Van Gelder Centrist View - presented by Charles Van Engen Reformist View - presented by Gailyn Van Rheenan Renewal View - presented by Howard Snyder Each view is first presented by its proponent, then critiqued by the co-contributors. The interactive and fair-minded format allows the reader to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed, personal conclusions. Evaluating the Church Growth Movement concludes with reflections by three seasoned pastors who have grappled with the practical implications of Church Growth. The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.

Future Church

Future Church
Author: Will Mancini
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493427806

Church growth models have often been long on promises and short on disciple-making. We continue to watch consistent church attendance shrink, and our desire to reach the lost is infected with a need for self-validation by growing our numbers at any cost. If we believe that God wants his church to grow, where do we go from here? What is the future of the church? Drawing from his 20 years and 15,000 hours of consulting, author Will Mancini shares with pastors and ministry leaders the single most important insight he has learned about church growth. With plenty of salient stories and based solidly on the disciple-making methods found in Scripture, Future Church exposes the church's greatest challenge today, and offers 7 transforming laws of real church growth so that we can faithfully and joyfully fulfill Jesus's Great Commission.

Ten Steps for Church Growth

Ten Steps for Church Growth
Author: Donald Anderson McGavran
Publisher: Harper & Row Barnes & Noble Import Division
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1977
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780060653514