By Joshua Cooper Ramo
If you’re ready to stretch your brain and learn from a wide variety of disciplines then this is the one book you need to read this week. If you want to have insight into why few organizations or governments or churches or denominations don’t work anymore, this is a must read. […]
Well, Citibank just showed that it doesn’t get it. Because they aren’t allowed to give large bonuses because of the 365 billion in TARP money given them, they have just issued raises to all employees up to 50%. If you have a Citibank card it’s time to cut it up and get another credit card. […]
Inculating a Shared Leadership DNA
The most common threat to shared leadership DNA in organizations is role confusion among the organization’s various leadership elements. This shows up as an absence of clarity regarding the specific boundaries and functions of the board and the operational management team. Regardless of the type of organization, it is common […]
In spite of Barna’s opening salvo about Christian’s ministry being the most important ministry, this very short book is a great read for parents and anyone working with children or family ministries. If you skip the introduction and first two chapters, you find remarkably good book. Chapters 6-7 along are worth the price.
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(Abingdon Press, 1997) 232 pgs., $14.95 paperback. Available thru Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN 800-251-3320.
Here is a church transformation resource that not only explains why the local church must change, and in what direction the church must change, but also explains how to do it! Kicking Habits is written for “would be” or actual church […]
In Christian Chaos, Tom Bandy gives us a jewel of a book in the tradition of his first book, Kicking Habits. In this book Bandy distinguishes between systems and organization and shows why the system out of which a church functions determines how the church is organized, which also shows why most restructuring in […]
Mission MoverTom Bandy
“Mission Mover” comes from the heart of a veteran pastor, national denominational leader, seminary educator, and acclaimed consultant with over 30 years experience in mission all over North America and beyond. His heart bursts for young and old, newcomers to Christ and veterans of the church, who long to free themselves from […]
(New York:; Basic Books:: 1996, 277 pgs., hardback. Obtain from Harper Collins. $25.00)
Baily has struck a home run in his reading of history. He identifies three revolutions that have changed the way humans think. The first revolution was geometry. Ancient people wanted to know where they were in relation to the universe. The math […]
Jossey-Bass Publisher
This is an exceptional book that I would give five stars if my rating system went that high. It not only gives you the theory, it also gives you step-by-step examples of how to develop “permeable” structures without eliminating all of the hierarchy. Quite a trick.