The healthy community : moving your church beyond tunnel vision / Dennis Bickers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bickers, Dennis W., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church growth.

Church.

Mission of the church.

Church work.

Evangelistic work.

Non-church-affiliated people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kansas City, Mo. : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It's a sad reality, but statistics show that some 3,000 churches close their doors permanently every year. What does it take for a church today to remain healthy? How can you, as a church leader, lead your church into the future as a strong, thriving community?In The Healthy Community, you will be able to diagnose the problems that may exist in your own church as you're challenged to ask tough questions that will ultimately bring you to a place where your church community can make changes to become thoroughly healthy.

Contents:

""Cover Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: The Problem""; ""1. A Lack of Biblical Authority""; ""2. A Lack of Grace""; ""3. A Lack of Mission""; ""4. A Lack of Pastoral Leadership""; ""5. A Lack of Discipled Believers""; ""6. A Lack of Denominational Excellence""; ""7. A Hardened Heart""; ""Epilogue to Part 1""; ""Part 2: The Cure""; ""8. Ask the Tough Questions""; ""9. Pursue Congregational Health""; ""10. Pay the Price of Change""; ""Epilogue to Part 2""; ""Notes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-190).

ISBN:

0-8341-2865-9