The Church Inside Out
Author: Johannes Christiaan Hoekendijk
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Johannes Christiaan Hoekendijk
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Linda Bergquist
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-10-19
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0470383178
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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
Author: Walt Kallestad
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published:
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781451419894
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Russell Daye
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 1506470033
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Turning Ourselves Inside Out emerges from the Thriving Christian Communities Project started by the authors in 2015, as well as from a Facebook conversation where someone asked, "We always hear about the problems in our churches. When are we going to talk about the good news stories?" This got the authors thinking: How do we learn about what is exciting and what the Holy Spirit is doing? How do we broaden the conversation beyond how sad, afraid, and grumpy we often are as church people? These kinds of questions filled the authors' imaginations as they scouted out the long walking route of Camino Nova Scotia, the pilgrimage program offered by Atlantic School of Theology. The long hours walking together gave them space and peace to think more broadly about what they wanted to learn, and how to share it with the wider church. In interviews with thirty-five faith communities, the authors discovered that amid great upheaval, Christ is giving us a new church, and this book offers readers a firsthand glimpse of it. Turning Ourselves Inside Out isn't an "off the shelf" program or model. It invites readers to listen to others' experiences and then dig deep into their own and get down to the business of dreaming God's dream and making it real, right where they are. Leaders of congregations, and all who care about what God is up to in the world, need to hear these stories. They are a source of hope and courage, as God renews and revives God's people.
Author: Kevin G. Harney
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-05-26
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 0310571774
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →You can serve God and his people for a lifetime and do it with passion and joy. You do not have to become another casualty in the growing number of leaders who have compromised their integrity, character, and ministry because they failed to lead an examined and accountable life. The road forward is clearly marked. Leaders must make a decision to humbly and consistently examine their inner lives and identify areas of needed change and growth. Also, wise leaders commit to listen to the voices of those who will love them enough to speak the truth and point out problems and potential pitfalls. Kevin Harney writes, “The vision of this book is to assist leaders as they discover the health, wisdom, and joy of living an examined life. It is also to give practical tools for self-examination.” Sharing stories and wisdom from his years in ministry, Harney shows you how to maintain the most powerful tool in your leadership toolbox: YOU. Your heart, so you can love well. Your mind, so you can continue to learn and grow. Your ears, your eyes, your mouth ... consider this your essential guide to conducting your own complete interior health exam, so you can spot and fix any problems, preserve the things that matter most, and grow as a source of vision, strength, and hope to others.
Author: Robert Lewis
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2005-04-13
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780787975302
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Culture Shift, written for church leaders, ministers, pastors, ministry teams, and lay leaders, leads you through the process of identifying your church’s distinctive culture, gives you practical tools to change it from the inside-out, and provides steps to keep your new culture aligned with your church’s mission. Real transformation is not about working harder at what you’re already doing or even copying another church’s approach but about changing church culture at a foundational level.
Author: Diana S. Richmond Garland
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781602584976
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Lawrence J. Crabb
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781898938576
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas H. Schattauer
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780800631567
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Applying theology to worship and to the practice of liturgy, this innovative work reclaims the importance of word and sacrament as the center for the church's life and witnesses. Drawing connections between liturgy and life, this collection of essays deepens worship-life by helping congregations "to talk with each other about the ways we encounter the living God in worship;" and by strengthening "skills that enhance worship." Inside Out: Worship in an Age of Mission addresses pastoral liturgical and sacramental issues at work in congregations today and offers a comprehensive vision for congregational life centered around word and sacrament.