Jim Tomberlin and Warren Bird. Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work. Referenced in: Church Leadership Strategies – Mergers LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a one-of-a-kind and much needed book on church mergers. It synthesizes the best research on church mergers (listed in Appendix G) and offers specific, practical advice on how to think about and complete
Linda M. Hilliard and Gretchen J. Switzer, Finishing With Grace: A Guide to Selling, Merging, or Closing Your Church. Booklocker.com, 2010. Referenced in: Congregational Size Dynamics and Transitions LifeandLeadership.com Summary This guide helps churches that are closing realize several hopeful options that turn their closure into a source of life and hope for other missions.
Strategies for Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal – Church Merger This is part of the ministry resources Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Mergers have always been considered as a valid and sometimes necessary option for missional effectiveness, but until recently, there has been a scarcity of definitive resources. Recent research from the Leadership
