The Church
A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations:
Who’s Going Where and Why
By Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce (Westminster John Knox, 2010)
“The study results you hold in your hands help us answer fundamental questions: Who attends religious services? Why do they go? What makes American congregations and parishes work? What is the role of our culture and society in shaping the nature of congregations? This volume describes ‘what is’ and ‘who we are’ in American congregations with updated data from the second wave of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey.” –Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, from the book
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AND:The Gathered and Scattered Church
By Hugh Halter and Matt Smay (Zondervan, 2010)
Whether you’re a megachurch, traditional, contemporary or organic church leader, this book brings fresh encouragement to your ministry. By teaching you how to move beyond the attractional-missional divide and utilize insights from both perspectives, you’ll learn how to bring together the very best of the attractional and missional models for church ministry.
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Assaulting the Gates:Aiming All God’s People at the Mission Field
By Paul Borden (Abingdon, 2009)
“If our Lord created the Church and promised it would grow in order that the Evil One and his minions not prevail, then leading congregations to health and growth definitely involves spiritual warfare. … When it comes to the battle for souls, the Church is losing by a landslide. It requires a spiritual battle to change this phenomenon. And those who take on this assault must be prepared.” –Paul Borden, from the book
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Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of JesusBy Mike Slaughter (Abingdon, 2010“To Jesus, the church was an active verb and not a passive noun. His followers practiced mission evangelism. They understood that the mission was not to get the world into the church but to get the church into the world.” –Mike Slaughter, from the book
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Exponential:
How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement
By Dave and Jon Ferguson (Zondervan/Leadership Network, 2010
Exponential lays out a brief but solid theology for a reproducing strategy, giving practical “how-tos” for reproducing Christ-followers, leaders, artists, groups/teams, venues, sites, churches, and networks of churches.
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The Meeting of the Waters:7 Global Currents That Will Propel the Future Church
By Fritz Kling (David C. Cook, 2010)
“The practice of watching the changing world and constantly adjusting current approaches accordingly is second nature in so many fields, but not in the worldwide Christian Church. … In an age when trends spread 'virally,' significant events in the military, academic, media, economic, marketing and financial worlds have profound impact on the global Church’s efforts.” –Fritz Kling, from the book
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Missional Renaissance:Changing the Scorecard for the ChurchBy Reggie McNeal (Jossey-Bass & Leadership Network)A 2010 Outreach Resource of the Year
“The publication of The Present Future (Jossey-Bass, 2002) opened a new dialogue between me and many church leaders in the country. Everywhere I spoke, leaders said, 'This is what I’ve been thinking, but I didn’t know how to say it.’ This was typically followed with a question: 'What do I do now?’ After hearing that question for years, sensing the excited frustration of church leaders, I decided to condense my best suggestions into a trio of shifts that church leaders could pursue. My hope was to give them a language they could use to frame their leadership initiatives to accelerate their missional engagement.” —Reggie McNeal
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Multisite Church Road Trip:
Exploring the New Normal
By Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon and Warren Bird (Zondervan/Leadership Network, 2009)
“Multisite is all about the 2,000-year-old challenge of reaching people and making disciples, just with a different wrapper on the package. … One-location churches are becoming multiple-location churches, but they’re still about helping people find new life through Jesus Christ.” –Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon and Warren Bird, from the book
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Whole Church:Leading from Fragmentation to EngagementBy Mel Lawrenz (Jossey-Bass & Leadership Network)A 2010 Outreach Resource of the Year
“My premise is that all churches are fragmented because human beings are fragmented. Writing Whole Church made me look more intently into the cracks and fissures in my own life and in the church that I have loved serving. But this must happen. The only way for churches to experience wholeness is if they honestly look at their brokenness.” —Mel Lawrenz
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Each issue of Outreach is designed to bring you the ideas, innovations and resources that will help you reach your community and change the world.
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