(San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998) 210 pages, hardback, $22.00. Obtain from Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, California, www.josseybass.com
This is not just another book about Generation X. It is one of the best books to come along to date. It is written by and for a new generation of people who will not respond to […]
Glenn Kelley at www.churchmedic.com found a great 60 second video on how to train fleas in three days. It’s a great video and I’ve embedded it here as well. Take a look and then scroll down for more.
I’ve often quipped that if a church tries something new in worship it’s called innovation. If it […]
Everyone leaves a legacy of some kind, either good or bad. But what kind of a good legacy has the most impact on making a difference in the world? A legacy of “who.”
Your legacy is not so much what you leave behind as it is who you leave behind. Leadership doesn’t depend on how […]
(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 […]
Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan, 2003), 173 pages, paperback, $16.99. (Obtain from Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530.)
A really good book, but you have to like reading emails. The book is a combination of emails received on www.theooze.com and Spencer Burke’s comments and dialogue, which are excellent. Spencer does a good job of debunking the hero […]
My reading this summer hasn’t produced a lot of excellent books, but it has produced three excellent books that are worth purchasing.
Perhaps the best book of this summer and perhaps this year is The Age of the Unthinkable, By Joshua Cooper Ramo
If you’re ready to stretch your brain and learn from a wide variety […]
I’m constantly asked about the keys to moving through the various barriers churches face. Over the years I compiled my list. Since this post was lost in the transfer of our site, I’m reposting it.
Staff becomes far more essential to the journey.
Pastor has to hone his or her hiring skills.
All staff […]
(Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996) 251 pages, paperback, $14.99. Obtain from InterVarsity Press 630-734-4000. www.ivpress.com
In his pursuit of the church in a post-Constantina, post-modern culture, Clapp lays bare some of the major myths concerning the church and offers us a picture of the church as a way of life. All spectrums of the […]
I think most people would say I was a good leader while pastoring. All three of my churches grew while I was there. Still, twice I needed to bring in a consultant.
Lyle Schaller was the first consultant. I had been at the church for eleven or twelve years after restarting the church and some […]
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