Shaw, Robert Bruce Trust in the Balance (Jossey-Bass, 1997) 242 pages, hardback, $25.00. Obtain from Jossey-Bass Publishers, 250 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, 415-433-1767. One sentence in this book says it all:

By Wayne Schmidt Drawing from the life and leadership of Joshua as well as his own experience Schmidt addresses the personal and corporate challenges face on the way to building and sustaining momentum.

Schaller, Lyle E.Discontinuity and Hope: Radical Change and the Path to the F Discontinuity and Hope: Radical Change and the Path to the Future, by Lyle E. Schaller, (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1999),

Lyle Schaller Lyle Schaller just continues to turn out exceptional books.  A Mainline Turnaround is another one.  It is full of research and insights all of which will make it easier to turn a church around

Schaller, Lyle E.The Very Large Church: New Rules for Leaders Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2000) 247 pages, paperback, $20.00. Obtain from Abingdon Press, 201 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203 The Very Large

Over the past couple of decades a major shift has taken place that has gone unnoticed by many established congregations. I’ve never had a good word for this shift until today when I