Turn Your Church Inside Out

Turn Your Church Inside Out
Author: Walt Kallestad
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 194
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451419894

Drawing on his experience at Community Church of Joy, Kallestad makes the case for transforming congregations into mission centers that bring Christian witness and practice into all the arenas of personal and civic life.

Church Transfusion

Church Transfusion
Author: Neil Cole
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1118238516

Just as our life is in our blood, the life for Christ’s body is in His blood. Changing a church is more than a new goal or direction. Our churches need more than an organizational transition; we need a full transfusion of Jesus' blood, His life, within every disciple. Anything less than that will only perpetuate more of the dysfunction and unhealthy church practices that have already plagued us for too long. We are in desperate need of the internally transforming power of the gospel of grace and the presence of Christ so that our salvation is then worked out in a way the rest of the world will notice. It isn’t enough that we believe in the facts contained in the gospel, we must allow the gospel itself to infect our souls and transform us from within. The DNA of Jesus' lifeblood is needed in our churches and nothing shy of a full transfusion that touches every cell will be sufficient. In this book Neil Cole (author of Organic Church, Church Transfusion and Journeys to Significance) and Phil Helfer, co-founders of Church Multiplication Associates, will first point out that change is possible with God, but only with God. In the second half of the book they will lay out some of the actual practical considerations to weigh if you want to release real organic health in your church. Using multiple examples of very different kinds of churches that have been through the process, the authors present ways that leadership and practices need to change in order to release organic church movements from their midst. Chapters cover: Leadershifts necessary Detoxification from dependence issues. How to ignite change virally. How to grandparent movements. How to measure success in movements. This book (another in the Leadership Network series) applies organic life principles to established churches with practical help that is holistic and natural. The content in this book will be helpful whether you are pastor of an established church or wanting to revitalize a small organic church. Jesus didn’t die and rise from the dead so that we can be like everyone else in the world. Our faith is more than just a better doctrine or a bigger goal with a capital giving campaign; it is a better life. Jesus is the difference, and what a difference he makes...don't be satisfied with less.

Inside Out & Back Again

Inside Out & Back Again
Author: Thanhha Lai
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702251178

Moving to America turns H&à's life inside out. For all the 10 years of her life, H&à has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H&à and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H&à discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.

Inside Out

Inside Out
Author: Kimberly Daniels
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2012-09-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1599795426

DIVCombining the best tactics from two spiritual strategies, Daniels prescribes a fresh but tested approach to resolving persistent personal problems, such as unhealed negative emotions and hindering behaviors and faults./div

Missional Spirituality

Missional Spirituality
Author: Roger Helland
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2012-01-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830869611

If all of the earth is God's domain, why are Christians so terribly provincial? We rarely leave our church buildings, and our spirituality rarely takes us beyond ourselves. Veteran church leaders Roger Helland and Leonard Hjalmarson observe that Jesus begins his mission in the temple, where he wows the religious elite and chides his parents by saying, "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" But Jesus doesn't stay in the temple; indeed, in Christ the temple of the Lord is on the move--even to the ends of the earth. In this book the authors helpfully reconnect spirituality and mission, showing you how the spiritual life, when lived properly, follows a similar progression: we "come home" to Christ, loving him from our heart and soul and mind and strength. And then we set forth to love our neighbors as ourself. Discover how through this process you can reclaim the whole of God's kingdom for his glory and the fulfillment of your heart's longing.

Church Turned Inside Out

Church Turned Inside Out
Author: Linda Bergquist
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2009-10-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0470383178

A design-thinking book for planting or redesigning churches and incubating a new generation of leaders. Written by Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr, two experienced church planters and mentors, the book is full of wisdom, practical advice, and creative counsel. Instead of a business-model-as-usual approach, the authors challenge readers to begin with the raw materials of beliefs, values, individuals, teams, and culture, and to then move outwards to draw from a rich palette of real and potential church paradigms. This book is meant to provoke church leaders to think outside of the box and to imagine how their churches might better reflect the image and the mission of God in the world. Contains a wealth of illustrative examples, charts, and other visual aides Offers a creative practical perspective and a multi-disciplinary approach to establishing a new church or leading an existing one Shows how to honor a church's purpose while embracing its unique culture Includes important lessons for nurturing church leadership skills

Who Broke My Church?

Who Broke My Church?
Author: Kent R. Hunter
Publisher: FaithWords
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1478989319

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 and founder of Church Doctor Ministries Kent Hunter gives practical direction for Christians to experience the impact every church could make on society. Utilizing seven key strategies for helping churches be more effective, you will finish Who Broke My Church? and feel refreshed, energized, and ready to be the change.

Fusion

Fusion
Author: Nelson Searcy
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-10-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1459606930

Creating an environment that both embraces our newcomers and excites them enough to return does not happen by chance. We must be prepared to be effective stewards of those God brings us. And, why shouldn't the Church be the epitome of service at its best, as modeled by the greatest server of all time? Built on The Journey Church of the City's As...

Me Inside Out

Me Inside Out
Author: Kimberlyn J. Jones
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2010-11
Genre:
ISBN: 160844774X

Trapped in a dark room filled with the affects of abandonment, abuse, low self esteem, pride, hurt, molestation, envy and so much more; Margaret, Betty, Gerald and Alice are captured by a common friend, the Past. The only way out of the dark room is through the door, but there s just one problem their friend has disabled the lights, so they can t see the door. They yell, complain, fuss and fight, determined to make their friend let them out But, the friend refuses to turn on the lights, insisting, Overpower me and the lights will come on. Will they find their friend in the dark and discover he s standing on the light switch? Will they overpower him, knock him out and live? Or will they die in this dark room and never discover how to let Me out, robbing the world of the beauty trapped in the dark room?"

Becoming a Blessed Church

Becoming a Blessed Church
Author: N. Graham Standish
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2016-05-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1566997933

Pastor and author N. Graham Standish describes how a church that is open to God’s purpose, presence, and power can claim God’s blessing. Standish shares the story of Calvin Presbyterian Church in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, and its journey to become a spiritually deep congregation, one that is inwardly and outwardly healthy: spiritually, psychologically, physically, and relationally. Becoming a Blessed Church will help you discern God’s purpose and the path God is calling your congregation to walk. This book will help you find Christ in your midst and become aware of the many ways the blessings of God’s Spirit flow through your congregation. This second edition includes three new practical chapters that answer the questions the author is most frequently asked: how to effectively run a group discernment practice, how to create an effective small group program, and how to set a church vision in a new direction that actually works.