Who moved my pulpit? : leading change in the church / Thom S. Rainer.
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- 9781433643880
- 143364388X
- 253 23
- BV660.3
When the pulpit gets moved -- Five kinds of unmovable church members -- Stop ... and pray -- Confront and communicate a sense of urgency -- Build an eager coalition -- Become a voice and vision for hope -- Deal with people issues -- Move from an inward focus to an outward focus -- Pick low-hanging fruit -- Implement and consolidate change -- Life is short. Make a difference.
Annotation Who Moved MyPulpit?maynot be the exact question you're asking. But you're certainly asking questions about change in the church--where it's coming from, why it's happening, and how you're supposed to hang on and follow God through it--even get out ahead of itso your church is faithfully meeting its timeless callingand servingthe new opportunities of this age. Based on conversations with thousands of pastors, combined with on-the-ground research from more than 50,000 churches, best-selling author Thom S. Rainer shares an eight-stage roadmap to leading change in your church. Not by changing doctrine. Not by changing biblical foundations. But by changing methodologies and approaches for reaching a rapidly changing culture. You are the pastor. You are the church staff person. You are an elder. You are a deacon. You are a key lay leader in the church. This is the book that will equip you to celebrate and lead change no matter the cost. The time is now.
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