Sarah Lewis, Jonathan Passmore, Stefan Cantore, Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management: Using AI to Facilitate Organizational Development. Kogan Page, 2011. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an excellent introduction to Appreciative Inquiry, but also does a good job integrating with other Whole Systems approaches to organizational
Sue Annis Hammond and Cathy Royal, Editors, Lessons from the Field: Applying Appreciative Inquiry, Revised Edition. Thin Book Publishing, 2001. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Groups LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book discusses Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a Whole Systems approach to organizational renewal that has been useful in many churches. When church
David L. Cooperrider and Diana Whitney, Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Groups LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a brief introductory guide to a Appreciate Inquiry (AI), a Whole Systems approach to organizational renewal that has been useful in churches. Although not
Sue Annis Hammond, The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry, 2nd Edition. Thin Book Publishing 1998. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Groups LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book discusses Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a Whole Systems approach to organizational renewal that has been useful in many churches. This is perhaps the most popular book
David L. Cooperrider, Diana Whitney, and Jacqueline M. Stavros, Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: for Leaders of Change, 2nd Edition. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Groups LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book discusses Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a Whole Systems approach to organizational renewal that has been useful in many churches. Cooperrider
Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009. Companion volume: Block, The Answer to How Is Yes Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book discusses Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a Whole Systems approach to organizational renewal that has been useful in many churches. Though not addressed
Jane McGruder-Watkins and Bernard J. Mohr, Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the Speed of Imagination. Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book discusses Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a Whole Systems approach to organizational renewal that has been useful in many churches. Like other sources on AI, the
Mark Lau Branson, Memories, Hopes, and Conversations: Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change. Alban Institute, 2004. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a Whole Systems approach to congregational renewal that has been useful in churches. Branson has provided the best available introduction and overview of
Loren B. Mead and Billie T. Alban, Creating the Future Together: Methods to Inspire Your Whole Faith Community. Alban Institute, 2008. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems/Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary Mead and Alban suggest that most resources on congregational planning encourage collaboration among various small-group task forces using a number of assessment
Diana Whitney, Amanda Trosten-Bloom, and Jay Cherney. Appreciative Team-Building: Positive Questions to Bring Out the Best In Your Team. iUniverse, 2004. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an immensely valuable volume that one is likely to return to frequently. It is not written with churches in mind, but the insights
