Aubrey Malphurs, Advanced Strategic Planning: A New Model for Church and Ministry Leaders, Third Edition. Baker, 2013. Referenced in: Strategic Planning – Leader/Participatory LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a complete process for strategic planning, following a fairly standard planning sequence, and providing guidance for each step. Malphurs also places much more emphasis on creating statements of
Thom Rainer and Charles Lawless, Eating the Elephant: Leading the Established Church to Growth, Revised and Updated. Pinnacle Publications, 2003. Referenced in: Church Leadership Strategies – People-Directed Vision Emergence Church Leadership Strategies – Traditional Church Renewal LifeandLeadership.com Summary Many books on church renewal assume an unrealistic level of intentionality that does not exist in long-established
George Barna, The Power of Vision: Discover and Apply God’s Vision for Your Life and Ministry, Revised and Updated. Regal, 2009. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision Casting LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a modern classic on Leader-Directed Vision Casting for church leaders, revised and updated. Written in a very readable style, and
Andy Stanley, Visioneering: God’s Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision. Multonomah Books, 2005. Companion volume: Stanley, Making Vision Stick Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision Casting LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an example of what may be called Leader-Directed Vision Casting. It assumes that a visionary leader with high credibility among those s/he
Aubrey Malphurs, Values-Driven Leadership: Discovering and Developing Your Core Values for Ministry, Second Edition. Baker Books, 2004. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision Casting Strategies for Church Renewal – Strategic Planning, Leader/Participatory LifeandLeadership.com Summary Just as Malphurs’ Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century and Developing a Dynamic Mission for
Aubrey Malphurs, Developing a Dynamic Mission for Your Ministry: Finding Direction and Making an Impact as a Church Leader, Second Edition. Kregel Academic and Professional, 1998. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision-Casting Strategic Planning – Leader/Participatory LifeandLeadership.com Summary Just as Malphurs’ Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century and Values-Driven
Aubrey Malphurs, Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century, Second Edition. Baker Books, 1999. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision Casting LifeandLeadership.com Summary Just as Malphurs’ Developing a Dynamic Mission for Your Ministry and Values-Driven Leadership provide comprehensive guidance on congregational mission and values, so this volume gives thorough instruction
Rick Rouse and Craig Van Gelder, A Field Guide for the Missional Congregation: Embarking on a Journey of Transformation. Augsburg Fortress, 2008. Prequels: Van Gelder, The Essence of the Church Van Gelder, The Ministry of the Missional Church Referenced in: Missional Strategies by Craig Van Gelder LifeandLeadership.com Summary The Ministry of the Missional Church encompasses
Craig Van Gelder,— The Ministry of the Missional Church: A Community Led by the Spirit. Baker Books, 2007. Prequel: Van Gelder, The Essence of the Church Sequel: Rouse and Van Gelder, A Field Guide for the Missional Conversation Referenced in: Missional Strategies by Craig Van Gelder LifeandLeadership.com Introduction Summary A Field Guide for the Missional
Craig Van Gelder, The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit. Baker Books, 2000. Sequels: Van Gelder, The Ministry of the Missional Church Rouse and Van Gelder, A Field Guide for the Missional Congregation Referenced in: Ecclesiologies – Contextualized Missional Strategies by Craig Van Gelder LifeandLeadership.com Summary A Field Guide for the
