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
Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Jannoff, Future Search: Getting the Whole System in the Room for Vision, Commitment, and Action, 3rd Edition. Berrett-Koehler, 2010. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of several Whole-Systems approaches to congregational renewal. The publisher’s description below is a good summary. For
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
