Gary L. McIntosh, Church That Works: Your One-Stop Resource for Effective Ministry. Baker, 2004.
Referenced in: Church Growth Philosophy
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
Gary McIntosh is one of the most widely respected writers in the field of church growth and development. In this volume, he distills his insights into over 250 pages of short, quick-access articles on most areas pertaining to church growth. Aside from the first two chapters on the changing societal context, the rest of the book offers McIntosh’s wisdom on a host of subjects: attracting visitors, greeting, becoming guest friendly, helping people belong, assimilating new members, visitor follow-up, celebrative worship, multiple worship services, adding a second service, turning a church around, relocating, pastoral compensation, children’s ministry, seniors ministry, small groups, personal development, planning, church administration, conflict management, staffing, change, responding to criticism, etc.
Those who benefit from this book and wish to read more of McIntosh’s church growth philosophy can go to his collection: Thriving Churches for the Twenty-First Century, as well as his earlier work, Biblical Church Growth.
From the Publisher
The expertise of veteran church consultant and best-selling author Gary McIntosh is now available in an easily portable format. McIntosh offers readers his invaluable insights on the church in order to help leaders make their churches more effective. It’s just like hiring your own church consultant, but at a fraction of the cost. This at-a-glance practical guidebook helps pastors and church leaders with a wide variety of issues, including:
- Reaching different generations
- Assimilating visitors
- Following trends
- Designing worship
- Danger signs of decline
- And many more.
Short, to-the point chapters examine trends and ministry methods that can be easily adapted to fit every church’s needs.
About the Author
Gary L. McIntosh (Ph.D., D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary) is a nationally known author, speaker, educator, and consultant, as well as a professor of Christian ministry and leadership at Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, Calif. He is also the president of The McIntosh Church Growth Network, which has served over 500 churches in 55 denominations throughout the U. S. and Canada. He has written extensively in the field of pastoral ministry, leadership, generational studies, and church growth including Biblical Church Growth, One Size Doesn’t Fit All, and The Exodus Principle.
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