Begging for REAL Church (2010)
The book that started the REAL Church revolution...
The theme of “real church” began as a sermon series inspired by young adults struggling with "churchy" things as they were seeking to claim their faith. Explore what real church is and why people--including you--might be begging for it. Small groups and leaders who want to change a stale church culture into something fresh and life-giving love this book. And, yes, it can preach!
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The Power of Real: Changing lives. changing congregations. changing communities (2012)
A transformation manual for leaders.
Set as a novel featuring Pastor D from the Fellowship of the Used-to-Be's and Joe from the Church of the Last Chance, The Power of REAL, serves as an unusually effective textbook for congregational development. The mentoring relationship provides the information necessary for church leaders to rediscover the joy and fruits of ministry and models the power of apprenticeship.
Leadership teams who implement the teachings of this book over a 12-18 month period report changed lives, churches and communities.
Walking with Nehemiah: your community is your congregation (2014)
A guide to engaging your community.
This practical handbook takes an individual, a leadership team and/or a congregation through a process of rebuilding their community using the lessons of Nehemiah as a foundation. Each step has lessons, questions and tips to make the pathway personal and clear. It is being used in seminaries, for hands-on-training, for church-wide studies (sermon series plus small group studies), and more.
Multiply Your Impact: Making the Leap from Church Maintenance to Gospel Movement (2013)
Forget church growth! In the twenty-first century, it is multiply or dry up. There doesn't seem to be another alternative. We believe that any church can reclaim the foundational multiplication DNA of the Jesus movement. Unfortunately, too few leaders and churches understand what it takes and what it looks like to multiply their impact to bring more of God's reign to earth. We hope this booklet helps you internalize the concept of multiplication so your church might move more boldly with God in ways that create new places of spiritual community and transformation with new people.
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