The U-Turn Church: New Direction for Health and Growth - Hardcover

Harney, Kevin G.; Bouwer, Bob

 
9780801013713: The U-Turn Church: New Direction for Health and Growth
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0801013712 ISBN 13: 9780801013713
Verlag: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

You don't need to tell pastors that the majority of churches in America are in a state of stagnation or decline. Most of them are ministering in such a church. Now two pastors who turned their churches around show leaders how they can help usher in a new season of health, faithfulness, growth, and vision in their churches.The U-Turn Church walks readers through the roadblocks of tradition, lack of vision or leadership, structural problems, and concerns about denominational distinctives to forge a new way forward into a hope-filled future. Through the stories of two churches that have experienced healthy transformation, readers will see that there is not just one right way to reverse decline. They will receive practical help and wisdom born of experience as they begin their own U-Turn journey.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kevin G. Harney (MDiv, Fuller Seminary; DMin, Western Theological Seminary) led Corinth Reformed Church in Byron Center, Michigan, through a U-Turn experience from 1993-2006. He is currently senior pastor of Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California. Harney is the author of Organic Outreach for Ordinary People, Leadership from the Inside Out, Seismic Shifts, Finding a Church You Can Love, and more than sixty small group guides, as well as curriculum and numerous articles. He also does extensive teaching and speaking both nationally and internationally. He lives in California.

Bob Bouwer (MDiv, Western Theological Seminary) has been leading Faith Church in South Holland, Illinois/Dyer, Indiana, through a U-Turn experience from 1990 to the present. Bouwer is founder and executive director of U-Turn Church Ministries Inc., which holds conferences to help congregations and denominations move toward health and growth. He speaks nationally and provides resources for churches and leaders on how to effectively walk through a turnaround process. He is also the visionary leader of The Ravines in Lowell, Indiana, a marriage hospital that creates U-Turn experiences for marriages that need to find a hope-filled way forward. He lives in Indiana.

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Guide Your Church Into a Season of Health and Growth

"Kevin Harney is a voice of both wisdom and experience when it comes to navigating change at a church. What a needed book!"--John Ortberg, bestselling author; senior pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, California

"Does your church need a U-Turn toward stronger health and more effective outreach? Kevin and Bob offer a practical road map on how you can move ahead with the love and message of Jesus."--Lee Strobel, bestselling author, The Case for the Real Jesus

"Looking for a practical tool to help with church renewal? Look no further. Harney and Bouwer have each led churches through a dynamic U-Turn process, and they offer simple and transferable ideas to help your church find health and a new way forward."--Randy Frazee, senior minister, Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, Texas; author, The Connecting Church

Aus dem Klappentext

Your church can grow in health and numbers.

If you're a pastor, no one needs to tell you that the majority of churches in America are in a state of stagnation or decline. It's likely that you are ministering in one right now. But there's hope. In The U-Turn Church, two pastors who turned their churches around show you how to help usher in a new season of health, faithfulness, growth, and vision in your church.

The U-Turn Church walks you through the roadblocks of tradition, lack of vision or leadership, structural problems, and concerns about denominational distinctives to forge a new way forward into a hope-filled future. Through the stories of two churches that have experienced healthy and lasting transformation, you will see that there is not just one right way to reverse decline and move into a season of growth.

Isn't it time to begin your own U-Turn journey? Here's the practical help and wisdom born of experience that you have been looking for.

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Verlag
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0801013712
ISBN 13 
9780801013713
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Anzahl der Seiten
204
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