Whole Church (eBook)

Leading from Fragmentation to Engagement

Mel Lawrenz (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-46465-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Praise for Whole Church

"Mel is a thoughtful analyst of church life today. Best ofall--he actually does what he writes about. This book can leadto new levels of engagement for your church."
--John Ortberg, author and pastor, Menlo Park PresbyterianChurch

"Mel Lawrenz's vision of a local church that actually reflectsthe wholeness and beauty of God as it engages with the Lord, oneanother, and the community is a much-needed call back to God'soriginal Plan A - a plan that has too often been cast aside inthe name of specialization, church growth, and expediency."
--Larry Osborne, North Coast Church, and author, Sticky Churchand Spirituality for the Rest of Us

"Wow! This book is for every Christian leader who wants to movetheir church from a narrow self-focus to active engagement in theworld with all the resources and possibilities of heaven."
--Mike Slaughter, Ginghamsburg Church

"While Mel Lawrenz's 'four kinds of engagement' aims atcongregational application, it also creates a template thatindividual Jesus-followers can use for self-evaluation of what itmeans to be the church today. The final 'dynamics' section is worththe price of admission for church leaders."
--Reggie McNeal, author, The Present Future and MissionalRenaissance

"Having known Mel Lawrenz for thirty-five years in variouscapacities as student, intern, colleague, and eventual successor assenior pastor of Elmbrook Church, I can testify to his keen mind,his profound respect for and knowledge of history, hisforward-looking curiosity, and his undoubted communication gifts.Add all these to his many years as a seasoned practitioner ofchurch ministry, and the result is this very helpful book, WholeChurch."
--Stuart Briscoe, author, Flowing Streams and broadcaster,Telling the Truth

Autor

Mel Lawrenz is senior pastor at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield,Wisconsin. His Internet ministry, The Brook(www.ComeToTheBrook.org), offers text, audio, and video content toa general audience and to church leaders. Lawrenz is also the hostof a weekly regional radio interview program, Faith Conversations,and is the author of several books. About Leadership Network The mission of Leadership Network identifies and connectsinnovative church leaders, providing them with resources in theform of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network atwww.leadnet.org.

Inhalt

About Leadership Network IX

Acknowledgments XI

Part One

Whole Churches and Fragmented Churches 1

1 Fostering Whole Churches 3

2 Conflict and Fragmentation 19

3 Getting the Whole Church Engaged 29

Part two

Four Kinds of Engagement for the Twenty-First-Century Church 39

4 Engage with God

Closing the God Gap Through Worship and Teaching 41

5 Engage with God's People

Closing the People Gap Through Real Koinonia 59

6 Engage with Your Community

More Than a Thousand Points of Light 77

7 Engage with the World

A Whole Church for the Whole World 93

Part three

The Dynamics of the Whole Church 103

8 The Dynamics of Cohesion 105

9 The Dynamics of Momentum 123

10 Creating a Culture of Change 137

11 Church Crises

The Make-or-Break Moments 153

12 Failures and Successes in Communication 161

13 Choosing Wise Leaders 173

Afterword 181

Notes 183

The Author 185

Index 187

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.5.2009
• Reihe/Serie: J-B Leadership Network Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Schlagworte: Church Life, Ministry & Leadership • Kirchliches Leben, geistliches Amt u. Führung • Kirchliches Leben, geistliches Amt u. Führung • Religion & Theology • Religion u. Theologie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-46465-8 / 0470464658
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-46465-6 / 9780470464656