Tag: Church Leadership and Renewal

Blackaby, Experiencing the Cross

Henry Blackaby, Experiencing the Cross: Your Greatest Opportunity for Victory Over Sin. Waterbrook Multnomah, 2005. Referenced in: Congregational Renewal Through Spiritual Revival Companion volume: Blackaby and Smith, Experiencing the Cross Study Guide LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book may be of interest to those who use Blackaby’s popular curriculum Experiencing God or his book on personal and

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Galindo, The Hidden Lives of Congregations

Israel Galindo, The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Discerning Church Dynamics. Alban Institute, 2004. Referenced in: Church Dynamics, Research Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary One might call this book “Congregations 101,” or “The Primer on What Makes Churches Tick,” or “Congregational Dynamics Through the Lens of Emotional Systems.” Regardless of one’s approach to congregational

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ChurchSmart Resources on Spiritual Revival

ChurchSmart Resources on Congregational Spiritual Revival Referenced in: Congregational Renewal through Spiritual Revival LifeandLeadership.com Summary In the broader work of congregational renewal, spiritual revival certainly has its place. As indicated in the Resource Guide on this subject, not all those interested in church renewal will wish or need to see their situation through the eyes

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Chandler, Courageous Church Leadership

John P. Chandler, Courageous Church Leadership: Conversations With Effective Practitioners (TCP Leadership Series). Chalice Press, 2007. Referenced in: Courageous Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Any part of the TCP Leadership Series is usually worth reading. The special value of this text is the author’s interviews with twelve of today’s most outstanding leaders on the courage it takes

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Heuser and Shawchuck, Leading the Congregation

Roger Heuser and Norman Shawchuck, Leading the Congregation: Caring for Yourself While Serving the People, Revised Edition. Abingdon, 2010. Companion volume: Shawchuck and Heuser, Managing the Congregation Referenced in: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership Church Leadership Foundations, Church Dynamics, Research Empowering Leadership Leadership Development Through Spiritual Formation Minister Self-Care LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is my

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Rainer, Effective Evangelistic Churches

Rainer, Thom S. Effective Evangelistic Churches: Successful Churches Reveal What Works and What Doesn’t. Broadman and Holman, 1996. Referenced in: Guides to the Practice of Evangelism – Effective Evangelistic Churches LifeandLeadership.com Summary Although this is an older book, the findings are still quite relevant for the typical established church. Like most of the works authored

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Blackaby, God in the Marketplace

Henry and Richard Blackaby, God in the Marketplace: 45 Questions Fortune 500 Executive Ask About Faith, Life, and Business. B and H Books, 2008. Referenced in: Congregational Renewal Through Spiritual Revival LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book may be of interest to those who use Blackaby’s popular curriculum Experiencing God or his book on personal and corporate

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Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership

Henry and Richard Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda. B and H Books, 2001.  Henry and Richard Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership: The Interactive Study. B and H Books, 2006.  Referenced: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership Congregational Renewal Through Spiritual Revival LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a very popular text on spiritual leadership. It

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Blackaby, Hearing God’s Voice

Henry and Richard Blackaby, Hearing God’s Voice. B and H Books, 2002. Referenced in: Congregational Renewal Through Spiritual Revival LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book may be of interest to those who use Blackaby’s popular curriculum Experiencing God or his book on personal and corporate revival, Fresh Encounter. One of the central principles of these materials is

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Blackaby, Experiencing God Day by Day

Henry and Richard Blackaby. Experiencing God Day by Day: A Devotional and Journal. B and H Books, 2006. Referenced in: Congregational Renewal Through Spiritual Revival LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book may be of interest to those who use Blackaby’s popular curriculum Experiencing God or his book on personal and corporate revival, Fresh Encounter. It is a

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