Lead to Revitalize!: 15 Practices of a Church Revitalization Leader

ISBN: 1622456718

Author: Convention, Kentucky Baptist

Condition: Used

Imagine looking at the daunting task of leading a church to revitalize. Imagine the number of questions you might have. Then imagine an all-star team of experts coming alongside you to guide you in this leadership challenge. Imagine no more. You have that resource in your hand. Lead to Revitalize! is a gift to those of us who are leading and helping churches toward revitalization. Now, open the pages to this book and receive this gift for yourself!Thom RainerFounder and CEO, Church AnswersYoung ministers quickly discover that leading a church requires a whole lot more than just teaching the Bible and praying for the sick. They long for practical help with vision casting, training leaders, taking risks, implementing change, confronting conflict, and other critical needs that surface in the church. In this book, a mature team of seasoned church leaders has compiled personal experiences and best practices that provide no-nonsense help to any leader who aspires to develop a healthy church.Pastor Bob RussellRetired Senior Minister, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KentuckyEvery year around nine hundred churches disappear from Southern Baptist rolls. Each church that dies deprives its community of a faithful gospel witness and reduces our opportunity to engage North America and the world with the good news of Jesus. Here is a book that can help leaders turn the tide in church decline throughout North America. Reading this book is like sitting around the table with some of the worlds most effective church revitalizers for a time of focused mentoring. It is packed full of practical, replicable advice. What a timely gift to struggling churches throughout our continent.Kevin EzellPresident of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist ConventionDescriptionNo process or strategy can be accomplished without a gifted and knowledgeable leader leading the way. Lead to Revitalize! unearths the essential leadership principles and practices pastors spearheading church revitalization must know, embrace, and practice.Written byDr. Paul R. BadgettAlan DodsonRick HowertonAndy McDonaldRob PattersonDr. Larry J. PurcellDr. Kenny RagerDr. Stephen C. RiceJason Bubba StewartAlan WithamDarryl Wilson