I’ve followed Browning for over a decade. He has consistently done what he shares in this book- combines the impact of the large church with the intimacy of the small church. Over the years he has refused to plant either large or small church. Instead he has intentionally planted both, depending on t he […]
(San Francisco, California: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1998). 288 pages, paperback, $16.95. Obtain from Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 415-288-0260.
This is an excellent companion to Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers or Growing Spiritual Redwoods. This delightful, uplifting book inspires as well as lays bear the problems with the mechanical, efficient view around which much of today’s churches […]
(Baker Book House, 1992) 156 pages, paperback, $9.99.
Anyone contemplating building should read this timeless book. The author is an architect who actually understands church growth. Most architects are not prepared to help decide whether or not it should build. Their job is to build buildings. This book can help a church building committee decide […]
Getting more people in more groups is not the answer! Calling people beyond individualism, isolation, and consumerism is!
Scott Boren has given us many excellent books on small groups but this one is one of his best. Almost every church has small groups but not many have small groups that make a difference in the […]
(Houston, TX, Cell Group Resources, 2002) 423 pages, paperback, $14.99. (Obtain from Cell Group Resources, a book-publishing division of TOUCH Outreach Ministries, P.O. Box 19888, Houston, TX 77224-9888 or www.touchusa.org)
Those who are doing cell, house, or small group ministry will find this to be one of the most practical, useful, and complete books on […]
(New York: American Management Association, 1995) 240. Obtain from AMA: 1-800-262-9699
Blanks draws nine leadership essentials from his understanding of quantum physics. His connection of leadership with quantum physics makes this a complementary book to my book, Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers. The most interesting twist is that Blank describes leadership as an event that […]
(Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 1996) 126 pgs, hardback. $20.00, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 415-288-0260.
This is a great, quick-read, beginning book for busy church leaders wanting to become mentors and begin a serious lay ministry. It quickly sets out the three fundamental of empowerment – share information with everyone, create autonomy through boundaries, and replace the hierarchy […]
When I began consulting 24 years ago church mergers were normally based on two dying churches coming together for survival. Not so any more. The real-life research of Warren and Tomberlin shows that most successful mergers today are mission-driven – that is, two churches coming together around a compelling vision. This is a must […]
Warren Bird
Jossy-Bass, 2011
If you’ve been in church leadership for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard of the Pareto Principle, or the 80–20 rule. Simply stated, the principle suggests that 20 percent do the work and the 80 percent watch. It has all sorts of corollaries such as 20 percent of what a person […]