I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church!
Been Reading I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church! – by Paul Nixon During a time of need to re-vision in my congregation, I used Nixon’s book as a study for my session. The deep insight of this book is that we choose our future as congregations. This is in contrast to the...
Facing Decline, Finding Hope: New Possibilities for Faithful Communities
Been Reading Facing Decline, Finding Hope: New Possibilities for Faithful Communities – by Jeffrey Jones In the church we have decided that the church that is successful is the church that has a bright future in attendance, membership, and receipts. This book...
Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood
Been Reading Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood – by Alan J. Roxburgh It puts forth the idea that to be missional is to be incarnational. The essential definition of missional becomes the dynamic of the Church claiming the reality that God is active in the...