Thomas Bandy, 95 Questions to Shape the Future of the Church. Abingdon Press, 2009. Companion volume: Bandy, Moving Off the Map Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal – Easum and Bandy’s Diagnostic on Thriving Congregations LifeandLeadership.com Summary Bill Easum and Tom Bandy have written extensively on how congregations may position themselves for effective ministry in
Thom Bandy, Coming Clean: The Study Guide to Kicking Habits. Abingdon Press, 2001. Companion volume: Bandy, Kicking Habits Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal – Easum and Bandy’s Diagnostic on Thriving Congregations LifeandLeadership.com Summary Bill Easum and Tom Bandy have written extensively on how congregations may position themselves for effective ministry in the twenty-first century.
Thomas G. Bandy, Kicking Habits: Welcome Relief for Addicted Churches, Upgrade Edition. Abingdon Press, 2001. Companion volume: Coming Clean, The Study Guide to Kicking Habits Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal – Easum and Bandy’s Diagnostic on Thriving Congregations LifeandLeadership.com Summary Bill Easum and Tom Bandy have written extensively on how congregations may position themselves
Thomas G. Bandy, Moving Off the Map: A Field Guide to Changing the Congregation. Abingdon Press, 1998. Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal – Easum and Bandy’s Diagnostic on Thriving Congregations LifeandLeadership.com Summary Bill Easum and Tom Bandy have written extensively on how congregations may position themselves for effective ministry in the twenty-first century. For
Kevin E. Martin, The Myth of the 200 Barrier: How to Lead Through Transitional Growth. Abingdon Press, 2005. Referenced in: Church Leadership – Size Dynamics and Transitions LifeandLeadership Summary This is perhaps the best book available on size transitions for smaller congregations. Lyle Schaller, a prolific author in church leadership, and the one whom the
William M. Easum and Thomas G. Bandy, Growing Spiritual Redwoods. Abingdon Press, 1997. Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal – Easum and Bandy’s Diagnostic on Thriving Congregations LifeandLeadership.com Summary Bill Easum and Tom Bandy have written extensively on how congregations may position themselves for effective ministry in the twenty-first century. For a complete layout of
Bill Easum and Robert Brydia, The Complete Ministry Audit, Revised Edition. Abingdon Press, 2006. Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal: Diagnostic/Prescriptive LifeandLeadership.com Summary Bill Easum published the first volume in 1996 under the title, The Complete Ministry Audit: How To Measure 20 Principles for Growth. It was intended to go alongside The Church Growth Handbook
Philip Graham Ryken, City on a Hill: Reclaiming the Biblical Pattern for the Church in the 21st Century. Moody Publishers, 2003. Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal: Diagnostic/Prescriptive LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a put forth as a “back-to-the-Bible” approach to church renewal, chronicling the spiritual weakening of American culture and the church at large, and
Anthony B. Robinson, Changing the Conversation: A Third Way for Congregations. Eerdmans, 2008. Prequel: Robinson, Transforming Congregational Culture Referenced in: Strategies for Congregational Renewal: Diagnostic/Prescriptive LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a sequel to Robinson’s best-selling volume, Transforming Congregational Culture. While written with the concerns of mainline Protestant denominations in mind, the insights are transferrable to congregations
Anthony B. Robinson, Transforming Congregational Culture. Eerdmans, 2003. Sequel: Robinson, Changing the Conversation Referenced in: Leadership Approaches – Adaptive Leadership Strategies for Congregational Renewal: Diagnostic/Prescriptive LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a best-selling volume on church renewal. It is often recommended alongside Robinson’s sequel, Changing the Conversation. While written with the concerns of mainline Protestant denominations in
