Books in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series series

A guide for applying the best of business insight for church leadership In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership explores the issues involved in bringing secular leadership knowledge into the world of church leadership.

A Leadership Network Publication With this much-needed handbook, the authors brilliantly combine their experience guiding dozens of churches through the change process with both the study of Christian disciplines and the sophisticated understanding of such important business thinkers as John Kotter on leading change and Peter Senge on learning organizations. In this eminently readable book the authors have distilled their insights and practices into simple but powerful concepts for leading congregations, whether long established or recently formed, through profound change. Leaders using this guide will also be interested in the companion Leading Congregational Change Workbook, which offers assessment questions, planning worksheets, activities, and case examples for each stage of the process.

A groundbreaking guide for multiplying the impact of churchplants Based on a study that was commissioned by the LeadershipNetwork, this book reveals the best practices in church plantingand uncovers the common threads among them. A much-needed resource,this book will inform, guide, and even catalyze today's many churchplanting leaders.

A Leadership Network Publication In Leading the Team--Based Church, George Cladis issues a clarion call for ministry teams to embrace a fresh leadership model that is not based on hierarchy, but on a process of collaboration that mirrors the relationship of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

A practical approach for leaders to guide their congregations tobecome more externally focused The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church forthe Community is designed for church leaders who want totransform their churches to become less internally focused and moreoriented to the world around them.

How ministry leaders can help older adults be a vital part of Christian community With the explosion of the older adult population, this important book explores the opportunities and challenges that this presents for the Christian community.

A hands-on resource for both large and small churches It has been predicted that in the twenty-first century extremely large churches would emerge in America that resemble neither an elephant nor a field of mice. Which is better? At one time the answer would have been either/or. Now it's both/and.

A gentle new way for church leader s to survive stress and burnout Bruce Miller debunks the idea of balance basically trying to have it all, all the time. Most churches and their pastors try to do everything at once and feel guilty if any one aspect (worship, ministries, outreach, etc. ) is neglected.

A research-based approach to developing more active and involved congregations In this practical resource, well-known and respected researcher Scott Thumma and professional co-writer Warren Bird draw upon new and heretofore unpublished research across a broad range of Protestant churches of all sizes and show how to create more active members.

The third book in the trilogy that explores the popular missional movement From Reggie McNeal, the bestselling author of The Present Future and Missional Renaissance, comes the third book in the series that helps to define and illuminate the popular missional movement.

Guidance for church leaders in developing stronger, more vibrant, and more missional congregations Uses the metaphor of map-making to explain the perspective and skills needed to lead congregations and denominations in a time of radical change Written by Alan Roxburgh, a prominent expert and practitioner in the missional movement.

Revised and updated edition of the classic work on spiritual leadership In A Work of Heart, bestselling author and missional expert Reggie McNeal helps leaders reflect on the ways in which God is shaping them by letting us see God at work in the lives of four quintessential biblical leaders: Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul.

A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian community Efrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities.

Thousands of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations nearby thrive.

Offers assessment questions, planning worksheets, activities, and case examples for each stage of the process. In this book, the author distilled their insights and practices into simple but powerful concepts for leading congregations, whether long established or recently formed, through profound change.

Exploring the implications of cultural shifts and ongoing change for outreach and ministry. This book in the Leadership Network Series shows how cultural changes have affected the way we have "done church" and how culture and church have interacted to inform spiritual practices.

Drawing on extensive, broad-based, and well-designed research, as well as stories and anecdotes, Beyond Megachurch Myths dispels popluar myths about megachurches while highlighting the diversity within the megachurch phenomenon.

Just as our life is in our blood, the life for Christ s body is in His blood. Changing a church is more than a new goal or direction. Our churches need more than an organizational transition; we need a full transfusion of Jesus' blood, His life, within every disciple.

An engaging and thoughtful book that guides readers into the frontiers of being a missional Christian Prodigal Christianity offers a down-to-earth, accessible, and yet provocative understanding of God's mission of redemption in the world, and how followers of Christ can participate in this work.

Written by church consultant Will Mancinin expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly unique model of ministry that leads to redemptive movement. He guides churches away from an internal focus to emphasize participation in their community and surrounding culture.

How church leaders can change their focus from internal to external This book gives church and denominational leaders, pastors, and clergy a clear model for leading the change necessary to create and foster a missional church focused outward to spread the message of the Gospel into the surrounding community.

Make the changes necessary to create a vital church in the coming decades Created in response to many requests from churches, denominations, and lay leaders, this professionally produced four-DVD set offers a presentation by Reggie McNeal of the ideas and insights in his bestselling book.

Culture Shift, written for church leaders, ministers, pastors, ministry teams, and lay leaders, leads you through the process of identifying your church's distinctive culture, gives you practical tools to change it from the inside-out, and provides steps to keep your new culture aligned with your church's mission.

Drawing on a two-year field study of 200 churches from a variety of denominations and geographic regions, this title presents the best practices for re-energizing Christian spirituality in a congregational setting. It provides readers with the tools for assessing their congregation's position on the continuum between maintenance and mission.

Raises awareness of the need for strong leaders in secondary positions. This book describes the value they can bring to their organization and to primary leaders when they are serving at their full potential. It helps reshape the way they view their role, and emphasises on their own responsibility as leaders.

Shows readers how to plant the seeds of the Kingdom of God in the places where life happens and where culture is formed - restaurants, bars, coffeehouses, parks, locker rooms, and neighborhoods. This book offers a hands-on guide for demystifying this new model of church and shows the practical aspects of implementing it.

Through personal stories, proven experience and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church illustrates both the Bible mandate for the multi-ethnic church as well as the core commitments required to bring it about.

A design-thinking book for planting or redesigning churches and incubating a new generation of leaders. Written by Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr, two experienced church planters and mentors, the book is full of wisdom, practical advice, and creative counsel.