Into the future : turning today's church trends into tomorrow's opportunities
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0800757254
ISBN 13
9780800757250
LCCN
00024860
OCLC
43465173
Category
Church Management ( 教會研究 )
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
244
Subject
BV600
Abstract
A hands-on workbook that shows what your church will look like in twenty years and how to get there Your church is ministering in an era of rapid changeif you sit still, youll lose ground. Your congregation must be proactive, turning todays church trends into opportunities for more effective ministry. Church researchers Elmer Towns and Warren Bird go beyond identifying the major trends impacting most churches today to explore the practical implications for the future. After pinpointing fourteen crucial issues, they walk you through a workable action plan for each. Every chapter bursts with real-life examples taken directly from experts such as Bill Hybels, George Barna, Chuck Colson, Ravi Zacharias, Rick Warren, and Henry Blackaby.
Description
Churches move toward church health and quality. Get help becoming more healthy ; Keep the Bible in one hand and a cup of cold water in the other -- Churches move toward relational communication. Enter the world of Cheers, Friends, and Seinfeld ; Learn the language that connects with postmoderns -- Churches move toward targeted outreach. Turn on your daytime running lights ; Set benchmarks for reaching the unchurched -- Churches move toward new forms for faith transfer. Make more room for truth ; Go confidently to Mars Hill -- Churches move toward greater appreciation of worship. Maximize the strong points of your worship service ; Cash in on two millennia of good ideas -- Churches move toward empowerment of lay leadership. Learn to be a leader-maker ; Look underneath the megachurch movement ; Make the church better than a business -- Churches move toward new stewardship motives. Free people to give from the heart.
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