Church Renewal Requires Property Renewal
…is adapted from Back from the Dead: The Book of Congregational Growth by Gerald Keucher (Morehouse Publishing, 2012). The book is available at Church Publishing Incorporated and Amazon. Related Resources:…
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Connecting with Young Adults through Online Ministry
…the faith community. This article was excerpted from the free downloadable PDF e-book Online Discipleship © Discipleship Ministries. Used by permission. Related Resources 5 Reasons Why the Church of the…
We Can’t Compete with Sunday Sports if Worship is Boring
…of Fruitful Congregations, says, “Without passion, worship becomes dry, routine … and predictable, keeping the form while lacking the spirit.” Spirit-filled worship We would change that lowercase spirit to Spirit,…
From Parking Lot to Pew: Turning Building Users into Worshipers
…from the book Small-Church Checkup: Assessing Your Church’s Health and Creating a Treatment Plan, by Kay Kotan and Phil Schroeder. Copyright © 2018 by Discipleship Resources, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights…
Networks and Third Places are Today’s Mission Field
…and an increased personal mobility, especially among the young. Networks A network might center around a hobby (running, hiking, motorcycling, or yoga), around work (information technology, teaching, or health care),…
Multicultural Fluency and the Discipline of Dialogue
…book Coming Together in the 21st Century: The Bible’s Message in an Age of Diversity, Judson Press, 2009, used by permission. Shop for DeYoung’s book at Amazon or at Cokesbury….
Some Old Handbells Became Our Fish and Loaves
…a sale for these items. This article is excerpted from Rosario Picardo’s book Funding Ministry with Five Loaves and Two Fishes (Abingdon, 2016). Used by permission. The book is available…
A Healthy Youth Group
…E. Jacober in The Pastor’s Guide to Youth Ministry (Abingdon Press, 2006). And this realization can free you to approach the task authentically, prayerfully, and successfully. This book offers encouraging,…
Servant Leadership: Jesus & Paul
…and humility, love and justice, suffering and sacrifice. Gospel leadership is diverse and egalitarian, self-less and communitarian, hard-working and tenacious, and perhaps most importantly, spirit-led. Examining Jesus’ mission through the…
6 Essential Elements of Fruitful Small Groups
…of Small Groups, “Don’t let a printed study hinder small-group creativity.” It is more important to follow the Holy Spirit’s lead than to complete the lesson plan. I’ll repeat that…
Five Practices of Fruitful Living
…we live, asking “Are we really experiencing the transforming power of God’s reign?” Preachers will appreciate the examples and scriptural references in each chapter. Lay persons will find sound advice…
Intergenerational Christian Formation: An In-depth Interview with Holly Allen
…perhaps experience many spiritual things that they cannot exactly express. We’ve also broadened our understanding of what we mean by “spiritual.” It’s not simply “God/person.” It’s “person/self,” “person/others,” “person/God.” Yes,…
Three New Financial Stewardship Books
…diverse traditions. Whose Offering Plate Is It? New Strategies for Financial Stewardship by J. Clif Christopher, Abingdon, 2010. Christopher found a large following for his previous book Not Your Parents’…
Gaining Commitment
…seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.” (1 Cor. 2:9) When people do step forward, give God the credit….
Living in Paradox — The Life of American Clergy
…have long histories in American clerical history. “Self-doubt,” Holifield writes, “appears to have been the vocation’s constant companion.” But the recurring sense of crisis is also a sign of how…
Ten Commandments for Pastors Leaving a Congregation
…a congregation, he explores “ten commandments” for pastors preparing to leave. The topics are right, and the chapters are consistently filled with wisdom. This is the best book I have…
Leading Faithful Innovation: An In-depth Interview with Dwight Zscheile
…In our view, there’s no such thing as failure. If you learn from whatever happens, there’s only feedback. The “listen, act, share” process is a way to shift that. The…
Review of True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
…reach our goals. At the heart of this book are the frank, honest reflections by successful corporate leaders. (If nothing else, this book contains a year’s worth of sermon illustrations.)…
Learning from 12 Emerging Congregations
…movement, it begins with a discussion of postmodernity and the appropriate moniker for this movement/conversation. The book’s strength, however, is not its framing of the emerging conversation, but rather its…
Church Comes Home
…two reactions. Some would say, “Hey this is great!” But then they wouldn’t come back. Others would tell me, “I love your theology. I love the way you’re trying to…
Educating All God’s Children
…Children: What Christians Can — and Should — Do to Improve Public Education for Low-Income Children (Brazos Press, 2013). The book makes a compelling case that the academic achievement gap…
The Adept Church: Navigating Between a Rock and a Hard Place
…to save their churches. Throughout the book, F. Douglas Powe, Jr. explores Howard Thurman’s powerful metaphors of reservoir, swamp, and canal, applying them in the context of a church and…
Top Leading Ideas Talks Podcast Episodes of 2018
…relevant thought leaders, including Robert Schnase, Kenneth Carter, Adam Hamilton, Ginger-Gaines Cirelli, and Olu Brown. These 10 episodes, hosted by Lewis Center Director Doug Powe and Associate Director Ann Michel,…
The Bright Promise of Alternative Faith Communities
…“brought to life with a twist or an addition.” For example, Simple Church breaks bread in multiple ways, not just at the communion table or in the fellowship hall. Inescapably,…
Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times
…if a scandal came to light, or if another unexpected catastrophe like September 11th occurred? The thesis of Kathleen Smith’s book is: When congregations go through difficult times, those difficulties…
Matters of Life and Death
…we are commanded to choose life (Deut. 30:19). And A Methodist Requiem provides abundant reason why we must. A Methodist Requiem: Words of Hope and Resurrection for the Church (2018)…
Death by Meeting
…simply does maintenance work. Little passion, lost mission, but still a church, they think. Casey’s story is an interesting ride that involves crisis, intercession, confession, transformation, and happy ending —…
Igniting a Ministry
…live downward into increasing effectiveness, no matter what it takes,” says Kibbey. Leaders who are “ultimately responsible” take seriously every part of this call. Kibbey’s book is intended for a…
Planting A Garden: Growing The Church Beyond Traditional Models
…on a journey that began with inspiration but followed a deliberate course of research, collaborative planning, team building, marketing, communication, experimentation, evaluation, and readjustment. The book does not convey the…
5 Ways to Know if Your Church Needs A Strategic Plan
…it was inspired by scripture, such as, “Be anxious for nothing …” (Phil 4:6) and “But seek first the kingdom of God …” (Mt 6:33). The scriptures encourage us to…
