Gallup and Lindsay, The Gallup Guide
Gallup Jr., George & Lindsay, D. MichaelThe Gallup Guide The Gallup Guide, by George Gallup Jr. & D. Michael Lindsay (Loveland, CO, Group Publishing, 2002) 175 pages, paperback, $16.99. (Obtain from Group Publishing, P.O. Box 481, Loveland, CO 80539. Churches wanting to use surveys to interpret the trends in their area or the hopes and […]
The Benedictine Rule of Leadership
Craig Galbraith, Oliver Galbraith This book contains classic management secrets that anyone in leadership will benefit from. The Rule contained the first complete management system in the Western world. The beauty of The Rule is that it has withstood the test of time and is as valid today as it was fifteen centuries ago. As […]
Frost, The Road to Missional
By Michael Frost Having trouble understanding what the Missional conversation is all about? If you are having trouble understanding the implications of Missional then you need to read this book. More than any other book on the subject this one lays it all out. What is best about the book is that toward the end it […]
Frost and Hirsch, The Shaping of Things to Come
Frost and HirschThe Shaping of Things To Come This is a book that should be read by every Christian who knows something is wrong with today’s version of Christianity but can’t put their finger on what it is. The authors challenge every facet of Christianity today from ordination to the traditional creeds and offer a […]
Frazee, Randy, The Comeback Congregation
Frazee, RandyThe Comeback Congregation The Comeback Congregation by Randy Frazee (Abingdon) is an excellent example of how to organize around your church’s mission. Using this model, Frazee took a declining church from around 1,000 to 3,000 in worship in five years, using his method of organization. I give it three stars.
The Big Idea, Jon Ferguson
The Big Idea teaches four huge values I see in so many thriving churches around the country: The value of focusing on one main theme, less it more, team ministries, and planning ahead. Whether you are a single station church or am multi-site church, your ministry will profit from reading this book from Community Christian […]