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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

Externally Focused ChurchRusaw and Swanson According to the authors, an Externally Focused Church is inwardly strong and outwardly oriented. This is an excellent book for both inwardly and outwardly focused churches.  Their primary goal

By Roxburgh and Romanuk Finally a book that not only describes the “missional church,” but also gives some hints as to how to develop such a culture. I’ve always been a fan of

I’m a simple person, so I boil books down to their absolute minimum. When I do that with this book, here’s what I come up with - The Missional Church is the one

Rogers, Everett M.Diffusion of Innovations (New York, NY: Free Press, 1995) 519 pages, paperback, $32.95 . Obtain from The Free Press, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas,

By Bob Roberts I’m not prone to using many superlatives when reviewing a book. But in the case of The Multiplying Church by Bob Roberts of Northwood Church. I reached into my bag of superlatives for