What Makes Churches Grow
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| Author | : Patricia S. Lotich |
| Publisher | : Bowkers |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2020-01-17 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780991645022 |
Church leaders understand that managing the day-to-day operations of a church can be challenging because of limited resources, managing volunteer labor, and supporting the needs of the congregation. Smart Church Management: A Quality Approach to Church Administration, Third Edition is an updated guide for managing the resources of a church - which is people, time and money. This book provides tools and examples for decision making and problem-solving for church administration that is easy to understand and more importantly, quick to implement! This book also includes discussion questions to provoke thought and discussion for church teams. This book is ideal for ministry students, church boards, church leadership and church administrators.
| Author | : Jason A. Fout |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2019-11 |
| Genre | : Church growth |
| ISBN | : 9780880284783 |
Winner of a Gold Medal - 2020 Illumination Book Awards Crucial reading for everyone committed to evangelism and church growth. -Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church As most mainline Christian denominations struggle with declining numbers, the Church of England in the Diocese of London is bucking the trend. In one of the most diverse, multi-faith, urban, and pluralistic cities in the world, London churches are growing and thriving against the odds, proclaiming the gospel afresh, and meeting the needs of their communities in creative, innovative, and life-changing ways. Based on more than six years of study, Jason A. Fout offers lessons from London, a road map to growth and revitalization for American churches-big and small, historic and newly started, evangelical and Anglo-Catholic. This remarkable guide offers practical tools as well as insight and inspiration for all who care about the future of the 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.
| Author | : Christian Schwarz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2019-08-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780998702124 |
Revised introductory brochure for Natural Church Development
| Author | : Charles Bridges |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 576 |
| Release | : 1844 |
| Genre | : Pastoral theology |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Roger L. Dudley |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780828002288 |
Roger L Dudley and Des Cummings, Jr explain in careful, practical detail how to apply the principles of church growth to SDA congregations. They present the findings of the extensive studies done by the Institute of Church Ministry on such topics as why SDA congregations grow or decline, who joins the church, and who leaves and why. The authors explain the resources and tools available to the pastor and administrator, and how to use them. The book shows how to motivate the whole congregation so that church growth is its goal, not just that denominational leadership. - Introduction, What Is Growth? Focus - Not Hocus-pocus, More Than a Numbers Game, A Message From Kelley, The Adventist Church: Three Distinctive Experiences, Owning Goals, A Model for Church Planning, Knowing Your Own Community, Making the Most of a Profile, Mobilizing the Members, Whom Are We Winning? The Ogre of Apostasy, The Church's Agenda in the Coming Decade
| Author | : Brad Long |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2009-12-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0310322960 |
Is something crucial missing from your congregation's programs? Beneath the surface of churches' programs and activities lies the fundamental question of how leaders and churches can be enabled to discern and obediently cooperate with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This biblically grounded book asserts that many leaders overlook the necessary precondition of cooperating with the empowering will of the Holy Spirit before putting their plans into action. Growing the Church in the Power of the Holy Spirit is a highly practical guide for nurturing relations between believers and the Holy Spirit, a process facilitated by seven dynamics: Love that draws us into engagement Faith and obedience Receiving divine guidance Exercising spiritual discernment Welcoming the gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit Intercessory prayer that shapes the future Seeing and responding to kairos moments Advanced by the church leadership and brought into being by the Holy Spirit, these factors help congregations preach and teach, worship, heal, govern, make disciples of converts, and evangelize.
| Author | : Jackson Bob |
| Publisher | : Canterbury Press |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2015-07-02 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0715144847 |
Explores a variety of growing churches to identify what is making the difference between them and churches which are static or declining. In addition to numerical growth, it asks how we measure spiritual growth and identifies the signs of spiritual vitality, laying a practical and theological foundation for continued growth into the future.
| Author | : Geoff Surratt |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0310285305 |
Based on interviews with pastors of growing churches, as well as personal experience, this book identifies the most common mistakes pastors make that keep otherwise healthy churches from reaping the harvest God has prepared. Each chapter spotlights a common mistake, gives real-life examples, uses a generous dose of humor, and provides a practical course of action to recover from the error. The book draws from the experience of Seacoast Church as well as pastors such as Craig Groeschel, Chris Hodges, Perry Nobel, Mark Batterson, Dave Ferguson, Scott Chapman, Dino Rizzo, Ron Hamilton, and Dave Browning, Church leaders will be encouraged to realize that they are not the only ones who struggle, and that turning their situation around may not be as daunting a task as they think. This is a field guide for the common pastor based on actual churches of all sizes.
| Author | : Thom S. Rainer |
| Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2011-06 |
| Genre | : 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.
