Creating Websites
Here are sites I used for all our web related needs.
www.misk.com This is for our domain registration (then I forward everything from there to my host site). This also gives us several emails (using our domain name) which forwards email to whatver account I choose. Mine go to me, prayer email goes to our prayer team leaders, etc.
www.freewebs.com This hosts my site. If you fish around, you’ll find the “No banner ads” option for $10 per year. This has given us plenty of memory to store our files, etc, and we've not had enough traffic to shut it down. We average about 500-800 hits per month total. Very user friendly to edit from anywhere online.
Use a blog. Some churches/groups use a free blog to create a site. I just don't know how to edit mine quickly enough, plus we already have everything uploaded at Freewebs.
Promote your site: Speaking of hits, load up the meta words and description boxes that are provided by Misk and Freewebs. Use as many common words to describe your site, location, city, ministries, etc. You will see that by googling "chapel ridge lions" or "st joe community church" that we are on the first search page, and we don't pay anything for web promotion. My goal is to simply be very easy to find if they know our name, or at least part of our name.
I get great ideas for webs stuff, podcasting, etc. from www.churchcommunicationspro.com They have a blog entry on how to get free podcast hosting. They also recommend using a blog to create a church website, but I’m not so familiar with using that. Our ideas on this blog entry are a drop in the bucket compared to their resource ideas. They create and host sites too, but we're still happy with ours.
Online Surveys/Registrations: We used www.icebrrg.com to create an online registration form for our VBS (we called it Day Camp). Up to 500 entries for only $9 per month, and you can cancel anytime. It puts all the data in Excel form, so you can download the file and manipulate the registration info any way you like, mail merge for letters, labels, etc. You can do a "How are we doing" survey, or any other online poll you want. The best part is that anyone can enter data for you. For instance, when we had people register by paper for our Day Camp (almost all of our 120 kids registered online), I just gave them to a worker who went home and registered them for us by using the registration link on our website like everyone else.
About online registration for events: if you are targeting anyone under 40, this is a must for any community event that requires registration. By the way, Freewebs offers a way to receive online payments/donations from people using Pay Pal. We haven't used this yet.
Here are sites I’ve created. Nothing fancy, just the basics. And by the way, if you aren't going to update much, keep it very simple. Don't complicate things for online visitors. Cut to the chase. Businesses and outsiders constantly comment on how professional our site looks. If you don't know how to make it pop with all the bells and whistles, go simple and streamlined. In fact, I think the less busy sites communicate faster anyway.
www.chapelridgelions.org for my lions club I joined last year. This is as simple as it gets, but everyone seem to like it.
www.churchatcarmike.com which points to one page we created on our St Joe site, then gives the link to our home page. Purely to advertise where we are. This only cost us the fee for registering the domain at Misk.
Please let me know about any easier and/or cheaper web hosting ideas.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Restructuring Proposal for Indiana
Below is a proposal being considered by all our Indiana associations. This proposal is the result of 3 years of discussions with pastors and other leaders across our state.
State Restructuring Proposal
Recommendations from the Associational Representatives
“Having been led by the Holy Spirit to consider a new model for the associations and state convention, partnering with churches and pastors to reach Indiana with the gospel by strengthening churches, promoting evangelism and church planting, we recommend the following plan for an official response from each association in a duly called business meeting”
1. That the associational lines remain for purposes of autonomy, fellowship, doctrinal integrity, and ministry;
and that the State Convention locate and provide strategic, catalytic leadership in five regions of the State for the purpose of helping pastors and churches in evangelism, church strengthening, church planting and strategic planning.
2. That a transitional team will be made up of associational moderators (or their appointees) and State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) executive board member representatives for determining the initial number and placement/possible relocation of strategists in each region, who would be considered SCBI staff.
3. In order to provide accountability to the associations as well as the state convention, it is further recommended that an advisory team be established, consisting of two representatives from each association, one elected by the association and the other an SCBI executive board member from that association, appointed by the board chairman.
The advisory team would be responsible for providing on-going feedback, evaluations and suggestions to the executive director of SCBI and the SCBI Executive Board Administrative Committee concerning present and future regional staff.
4. That Baptist Campus Evangelists and the Community Evangelism Ministers who receive funding from SCBI & NAMB be responsible to an immediate supervisor in the region, association or local church as specified in a new cooperative agreement.
5. That a new, annual cooperative agreement be established with each association and SCBI/NAMB for the jointly-funded regional strategists.
6. That SCBI pay for any relocation costs that may be incurred in potential moves for current missionaries.
7. That if SCBI decides to utilize one of the existing associational buildings for a regional office, a cooperative agreement to cover the costs will be negotiated with the association.
8. That if an association does not want to participate in the new model, then a new cooperative agreement, which is renewed annually anyway, will be negotiated, but funding would not be reduced unless the association requested a decrease.
Possible Regions To be determined by the Transitional Team
(outlined regions will be at the Restructuring Information Meeting)
Proposed Job Description
Regional Strategy Coordinator (subject to name change to fit with NAMB requirements)
REPORTS TO:
SCBI Team Leader & Regional Advisory Team, and ultimately reports to the Executive Board, and the Executive Director of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana.
PURPOSE:
The Regional Strategy Coordinator exists to help the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana in accomplishing the goals and objectives of the State Convention Mission Statement & the strategists assigned Team Purpose Statement.
Proposed Job Description
GENERAL SKILLS:
-Strong love for and Relationship with the Lord; be evangelistic in their personal life, strong prayer life, a self-starter and be a team player.
-Organizational skills; able to manage people and resources; personable; good communication skills both verbal and written;
-Administrative skills; good time manager; strategic thinker; good networker; good listener.
-A person of integrity and honesty.
-Demonstrate a calling and commitment to the local church.
-Up-to-date with current trends, and resources.
-Be a specialist in their field.
Below is a proposal being considered by all our Indiana associations. This proposal is the result of 3 years of discussions with pastors and other leaders across our state.
State Restructuring Proposal
Recommendations from the Associational Representatives
“Having been led by the Holy Spirit to consider a new model for the associations and state convention, partnering with churches and pastors to reach Indiana with the gospel by strengthening churches, promoting evangelism and church planting, we recommend the following plan for an official response from each association in a duly called business meeting”
1. That the associational lines remain for purposes of autonomy, fellowship, doctrinal integrity, and ministry;
and that the State Convention locate and provide strategic, catalytic leadership in five regions of the State for the purpose of helping pastors and churches in evangelism, church strengthening, church planting and strategic planning.
2. That a transitional team will be made up of associational moderators (or their appointees) and State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) executive board member representatives for determining the initial number and placement/possible relocation of strategists in each region, who would be considered SCBI staff.
3. In order to provide accountability to the associations as well as the state convention, it is further recommended that an advisory team be established, consisting of two representatives from each association, one elected by the association and the other an SCBI executive board member from that association, appointed by the board chairman.
The advisory team would be responsible for providing on-going feedback, evaluations and suggestions to the executive director of SCBI and the SCBI Executive Board Administrative Committee concerning present and future regional staff.
4. That Baptist Campus Evangelists and the Community Evangelism Ministers who receive funding from SCBI & NAMB be responsible to an immediate supervisor in the region, association or local church as specified in a new cooperative agreement.
5. That a new, annual cooperative agreement be established with each association and SCBI/NAMB for the jointly-funded regional strategists.
6. That SCBI pay for any relocation costs that may be incurred in potential moves for current missionaries.
7. That if SCBI decides to utilize one of the existing associational buildings for a regional office, a cooperative agreement to cover the costs will be negotiated with the association.
8. That if an association does not want to participate in the new model, then a new cooperative agreement, which is renewed annually anyway, will be negotiated, but funding would not be reduced unless the association requested a decrease.
Possible Regions To be determined by the Transitional Team
(outlined regions will be at the Restructuring Information Meeting)
Proposed Job Description
Regional Strategy Coordinator (subject to name change to fit with NAMB requirements)
REPORTS TO:
SCBI Team Leader & Regional Advisory Team, and ultimately reports to the Executive Board, and the Executive Director of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana.
PURPOSE:
The Regional Strategy Coordinator exists to help the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana in accomplishing the goals and objectives of the State Convention Mission Statement & the strategists assigned Team Purpose Statement.
Proposed Job Description
GENERAL SKILLS:
-Strong love for and Relationship with the Lord; be evangelistic in their personal life, strong prayer life, a self-starter and be a team player.
-Organizational skills; able to manage people and resources; personable; good communication skills both verbal and written;
-Administrative skills; good time manager; strategic thinker; good networker; good listener.
-A person of integrity and honesty.
-Demonstrate a calling and commitment to the local church.
-Up-to-date with current trends, and resources.
-Be a specialist in their field.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Do you have that place that symbolizes "getting away?" That one place you really feel like you are free from the phone, email, blogs?
Mine is North Myrtle Beach. Been going there since high school. No matter how long the 15 hour trip feels, entering NMB city limits changes me. As if a drain opens and all the pressure of pastoring runs away. If I can get even one good day of sand, waves, and sun, it takes me to a new level of relaxation. So different from Indiana.
Prayer with God during my getaway time is different, more freeflow, less routine. Books read on a reclining chair while hearing crashing waves are just better. Even when the sand gets between the pages.
Vacation. Needful. Restful. Helpful. I heard a funny one about a kid asking why pastors take off some Sundays for vacation. His mother said if he is a good preacher, he deserves time off, and if he isn't, the church does...
Please take time off. Spend it with family. Really get away. Try to do it at least annually. Maybe the same place or in the same way, to get that same mental release. Stay away long enough to really be away.
Throw in a last minute sightseeing trip like we did. Visit friends who live near your vacation spot (We did that! Thanks Drew and Rebekah for such a great time!).
Time to fire up the engines now. On with pressing matters. But I'm ready. Been "away."
Mine is North Myrtle Beach. Been going there since high school. No matter how long the 15 hour trip feels, entering NMB city limits changes me. As if a drain opens and all the pressure of pastoring runs away. If I can get even one good day of sand, waves, and sun, it takes me to a new level of relaxation. So different from Indiana.
Prayer with God during my getaway time is different, more freeflow, less routine. Books read on a reclining chair while hearing crashing waves are just better. Even when the sand gets between the pages.
Vacation. Needful. Restful. Helpful. I heard a funny one about a kid asking why pastors take off some Sundays for vacation. His mother said if he is a good preacher, he deserves time off, and if he isn't, the church does...
Please take time off. Spend it with family. Really get away. Try to do it at least annually. Maybe the same place or in the same way, to get that same mental release. Stay away long enough to really be away.
Throw in a last minute sightseeing trip like we did. Visit friends who live near your vacation spot (We did that! Thanks Drew and Rebekah for such a great time!).
Time to fire up the engines now. On with pressing matters. But I'm ready. Been "away."
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Block Party Successful
We're planting seeds through our Day Camp last month, a few block parties in our community and a parade entry in our city's largest annual parade. While we still have great hopes and expectations for attendance growth, spiritual decisions and baptisms over the summer, we are more focused on creating awareness and building relationships throughout the summer. We pray that, as people settle back into their fall routines, they will include us in their planning.
A successful block party means we gave a high number of people a fun experience with games, face painting, moonwalk, etc, and we were able to give them information about our church and the message of Christ's love. We also hope to walk away with a handful of new friendships, people who stopped long enough to begin spiritual conversations. Our favorite way to have a block party is at a high family traffic business like a movie theater during a highly publicized event, like the opening of a family friendly movie. Last night, we were at Carmike Cinema when a few good family shows were starting to play, during the same time that a popular radio station was hosting a live broadcast at our location. This gave us a few seconds of free air advertisements when they announced our part of the festivities.
We don't always see immediate results. But, over time, St Joe has built a reputation with local businesses, two great radio stations, and many in the community, just by hosting about 4 or 5 block parties a year. Our local association of churches owns a trailer with all the equipment, so we just schedule the events and gather the volunteers.
Does anyone know how we can get a firetruck for cheap???? We have dreams of fitting one up for these events. A great kid magnet! Just thought I'd ask....
We're planting seeds through our Day Camp last month, a few block parties in our community and a parade entry in our city's largest annual parade. While we still have great hopes and expectations for attendance growth, spiritual decisions and baptisms over the summer, we are more focused on creating awareness and building relationships throughout the summer. We pray that, as people settle back into their fall routines, they will include us in their planning.
A successful block party means we gave a high number of people a fun experience with games, face painting, moonwalk, etc, and we were able to give them information about our church and the message of Christ's love. We also hope to walk away with a handful of new friendships, people who stopped long enough to begin spiritual conversations. Our favorite way to have a block party is at a high family traffic business like a movie theater during a highly publicized event, like the opening of a family friendly movie. Last night, we were at Carmike Cinema when a few good family shows were starting to play, during the same time that a popular radio station was hosting a live broadcast at our location. This gave us a few seconds of free air advertisements when they announced our part of the festivities.
We don't always see immediate results. But, over time, St Joe has built a reputation with local businesses, two great radio stations, and many in the community, just by hosting about 4 or 5 block parties a year. Our local association of churches owns a trailer with all the equipment, so we just schedule the events and gather the volunteers.
Does anyone know how we can get a firetruck for cheap???? We have dreams of fitting one up for these events. A great kid magnet! Just thought I'd ask....
Friday, June 15, 2007
Great moments require great prayer
We have noticed that every great moment in our history has been met with at least one spiritual major struggle in our church family. As if the great spiritual breakthru exposes a fault line in someone's faith foundation. Often, it is revealed in the life of someone who is least involved, although by outward appearance, may seem right with us. I am heartbroken about this.. And shaken to consider that I am made of the same material, and heaven is still far away. As Heartcry's recent article stated, I'm living in the middle of "already...not yet" (http://www.lifeaction.org/ publishes this journal, article I'm referring to is not posted). I'm not safe from spiritual defeat until heaven. None of us are.
If moving forward to the next level as a church means spiritual warfare, then, my human side says never mind. Yet, when we do experience resistance, I'm grateful we must be headed in the right direction. Why would the enemy pick on a church who isn't making an impact for Christ? And, what else is worth living for? If I'm not in the war for souls, then what for eternity am I doing? I know no other life, I don't even want to try it. Not that I'm perfected at it. Someone recently said to me that staying home from Sunday worship seemed too easy. Oh God, may I never find sin "so easy" or palatable!
Dr. Davis (http://www.scbi.org/ exec. direct.) once said "If you wake up in the morning and meet the devil on your way to work, you must be going in the right direction" (Hope I quoted him right.)
This post is meant to simply and unashamedly ask readers to stop and pray for our church, my ministry and family integrity, and to warn Christ followers to "take heed, lest you too fall into temptation"
We have noticed that every great moment in our history has been met with at least one spiritual major struggle in our church family. As if the great spiritual breakthru exposes a fault line in someone's faith foundation. Often, it is revealed in the life of someone who is least involved, although by outward appearance, may seem right with us. I am heartbroken about this.. And shaken to consider that I am made of the same material, and heaven is still far away. As Heartcry's recent article stated, I'm living in the middle of "already...not yet" (http://www.lifeaction.org/ publishes this journal, article I'm referring to is not posted). I'm not safe from spiritual defeat until heaven. None of us are.
If moving forward to the next level as a church means spiritual warfare, then, my human side says never mind. Yet, when we do experience resistance, I'm grateful we must be headed in the right direction. Why would the enemy pick on a church who isn't making an impact for Christ? And, what else is worth living for? If I'm not in the war for souls, then what for eternity am I doing? I know no other life, I don't even want to try it. Not that I'm perfected at it. Someone recently said to me that staying home from Sunday worship seemed too easy. Oh God, may I never find sin "so easy" or palatable!
Dr. Davis (http://www.scbi.org/ exec. direct.) once said "If you wake up in the morning and meet the devil on your way to work, you must be going in the right direction" (Hope I quoted him right.)
This post is meant to simply and unashamedly ask readers to stop and pray for our church, my ministry and family integrity, and to warn Christ followers to "take heed, lest you too fall into temptation"
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
First Sunday at Carmike
We finally arrived at Carmike for worship! Everyone gathered in one theater to celebrate. David Martin, of www.ontrackministries.org , was our guest speaker, in keeping with our current series, The Amazing Race.
Next week we start kids connection classes in their own theaters.
This is also a great time to evaluate and recalibrate all we are doing. This isn't just a location and equipment upgrade. We are all revisiting the vision and purposes God gave us for St Joe. I look forward to a summer of growth, both within those we have already reached, and in attendance as new people discover St Joe, now worshipping in an easy to find worship location.
What a humbling opportunity...
We finally arrived at Carmike for worship! Everyone gathered in one theater to celebrate. David Martin, of www.ontrackministries.org , was our guest speaker, in keeping with our current series, The Amazing Race.
Next week we start kids connection classes in their own theaters.
This is also a great time to evaluate and recalibrate all we are doing. This isn't just a location and equipment upgrade. We are all revisiting the vision and purposes God gave us for St Joe. I look forward to a summer of growth, both within those we have already reached, and in attendance as new people discover St Joe, now worshipping in an easy to find worship location.
What a humbling opportunity...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Portable Signs and Banners
Want portable signs for your church? I've googled this for two weeks now. Finally got some great answers.
Signicades seem to be the easiest, most portable option. You can't buy direct from the manufacturer and most distributers are wholesalers who only sell to sign companies. I even told her I might re-sell them to churches....nope, couldn't buy them from her.
Finally, Sign Warehouse came through for me. I await for my six signicades to arrive, at the best price I could find on the web (about $60 each). A local decal making company will create the lettering, our logo and directional arrows. I cut out the middle man for the sign cost, and am keeping my design local (to ensure it is correct). It also lets me tell more people in our city about our church, "which is now meeting at Carmike Cinema..."
Signicades are hollow plastic boards, which lock out into an a-frame like sandwich boards. Plasticades (the brand) come in a variety of sizes. Our are the largest, 46inh x 36inw. You can fill with sand or water improve stability in wind. Drop them as you drive through the path to your church entrance, fold up and stack them as you leave. When your application sticker or lettering gets worn, you can purchase sign fronts as well with special fasteners. Or, use velcro and create interchangeable banners to stick onto the signs (not really our favorite option).
We also had to create a lightweight, yet large sign for a high traffic, 40-50 mph street, to tell them we are now at the Carmike. A 4x6 double banner sewn together like a pillowcase will slip over a pvc pipe frame, with 5 ft legs on each side for stability. Yellow with blue lettering (blue matches our logo colors) stands out the best (black and yellow is standard advice for street signs). We'll sandbag the legs to keep the banner upright in high wind. Ask me in a few weeks how it really works with our Indiana winds...
No more 6 foot wooden plywood a-frame signs to lug to the street corner.... I'm eying those to saw into panels for our new equipment carts...
Want portable signs for your church? I've googled this for two weeks now. Finally got some great answers.
Signicades seem to be the easiest, most portable option. You can't buy direct from the manufacturer and most distributers are wholesalers who only sell to sign companies. I even told her I might re-sell them to churches....nope, couldn't buy them from her.
Finally, Sign Warehouse came through for me. I await for my six signicades to arrive, at the best price I could find on the web (about $60 each). A local decal making company will create the lettering, our logo and directional arrows. I cut out the middle man for the sign cost, and am keeping my design local (to ensure it is correct). It also lets me tell more people in our city about our church, "which is now meeting at Carmike Cinema..."
Signicades are hollow plastic boards, which lock out into an a-frame like sandwich boards. Plasticades (the brand) come in a variety of sizes. Our are the largest, 46inh x 36inw. You can fill with sand or water improve stability in wind. Drop them as you drive through the path to your church entrance, fold up and stack them as you leave. When your application sticker or lettering gets worn, you can purchase sign fronts as well with special fasteners. Or, use velcro and create interchangeable banners to stick onto the signs (not really our favorite option).
We also had to create a lightweight, yet large sign for a high traffic, 40-50 mph street, to tell them we are now at the Carmike. A 4x6 double banner sewn together like a pillowcase will slip over a pvc pipe frame, with 5 ft legs on each side for stability. Yellow with blue lettering (blue matches our logo colors) stands out the best (black and yellow is standard advice for street signs). We'll sandbag the legs to keep the banner upright in high wind. Ask me in a few weeks how it really works with our Indiana winds...
No more 6 foot wooden plywood a-frame signs to lug to the street corner.... I'm eying those to saw into panels for our new equipment carts...
Friday, February 23, 2007
Books on my nightstand, desk, in my car (ie. mobile office) or wherever else I recently sat down to read...
Consider going to my friends at www.anchorroom.org for your purchases
Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas, Regal
We just attended their Launch Conference in NYC. Very practical how-to...wish I had it when we launched.
Just Walk Across The Room by Bill Hybels, Zondervan
Considers the effectiveness of Engle Scale evangelism effort that sees conversion as a long term process for many, not an event. I like this book because I see God using me to reach people in very similar ways. I just celebrated a spiritual victory when my 5 years of praying and relating led that man to finally start living for Christ! One of many "long-term" efforts since we launched our church.
The Nomadic Church: Growing Your Congregation Without Owning the Building by Bill Easum and Pete Theodore, Abingdon
Wow, where were they when we started organizing? Practical strategies, task and leader descriptions, etc.
Pastorpreneur by Dr. John Jackson, Baxter Press, purchase at www.vqresources.com
Helps me communicate my vision and passion for the local church and church planting to business people. If I wasn't called to be a pastor, I'd probably be working to start a new company or business...
High Impact Church Planting by Dr. John Jackson, www.vqresources.com
Helps me evalutate future church plants and my current vision for our church
Development Barriers to Church Growth: Specific Leadership Challenges at Each Level by Dr. John Jackson, www.vqresources.com
Small booklet that packs a punch! He says in paragraphs what some have had to say in several books combined. Worth the price.
The Creative Leader by Ed Young, Broadman and Holman
I don't understand exactly how he organizes for preaching, but I sure appreciate his challenge to me as a leader to step it up and pull out all the stops.
Perimeters of Light by Elmer Towns and Ed Stetzer, Moody Publishers
Postmodernity explained so that even a novice can start to grasp it.
New Perspectives on Breaking the 200 Barrier by Bill M. Sullivan
go to www.200barrier.org for free pdf download of his previous manuscript and ppt slides
We're in the middle of applying his "10 steps" within our church
Community of Kindness: A Refreshing New Approach to Planting and Growing a Church by Steve Sjogren and Rob Lewin
Pick it up, put it down, pick it up again. Easy read and practical advice for planters.
Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens by Neil Cole, Jossey-Bass
Just started this, so can't say what I think about it yet
The Pressure's Off by Larry Crabb, Waterbrook Press
Only part way into it. Good reminder that the general principles of Proverbs is sometimes overruled by a Job experience. It's all about knowing and relating to God intimately, not about knowing what God can do for us. Thanks goes out to the worship attender who gave this to me.
Consider going to my friends at www.anchorroom.org for your purchases
Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas, Regal
We just attended their Launch Conference in NYC. Very practical how-to...wish I had it when we launched.
Just Walk Across The Room by Bill Hybels, Zondervan
Considers the effectiveness of Engle Scale evangelism effort that sees conversion as a long term process for many, not an event. I like this book because I see God using me to reach people in very similar ways. I just celebrated a spiritual victory when my 5 years of praying and relating led that man to finally start living for Christ! One of many "long-term" efforts since we launched our church.
The Nomadic Church: Growing Your Congregation Without Owning the Building by Bill Easum and Pete Theodore, Abingdon
Wow, where were they when we started organizing? Practical strategies, task and leader descriptions, etc.
Pastorpreneur by Dr. John Jackson, Baxter Press, purchase at www.vqresources.com
Helps me communicate my vision and passion for the local church and church planting to business people. If I wasn't called to be a pastor, I'd probably be working to start a new company or business...
High Impact Church Planting by Dr. John Jackson, www.vqresources.com
Helps me evalutate future church plants and my current vision for our church
Development Barriers to Church Growth: Specific Leadership Challenges at Each Level by Dr. John Jackson, www.vqresources.com
Small booklet that packs a punch! He says in paragraphs what some have had to say in several books combined. Worth the price.
The Creative Leader by Ed Young, Broadman and Holman
I don't understand exactly how he organizes for preaching, but I sure appreciate his challenge to me as a leader to step it up and pull out all the stops.
Perimeters of Light by Elmer Towns and Ed Stetzer, Moody Publishers
Postmodernity explained so that even a novice can start to grasp it.
New Perspectives on Breaking the 200 Barrier by Bill M. Sullivan
go to www.200barrier.org for free pdf download of his previous manuscript and ppt slides
We're in the middle of applying his "10 steps" within our church
Community of Kindness: A Refreshing New Approach to Planting and Growing a Church by Steve Sjogren and Rob Lewin
Pick it up, put it down, pick it up again. Easy read and practical advice for planters.
Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens by Neil Cole, Jossey-Bass
Just started this, so can't say what I think about it yet
The Pressure's Off by Larry Crabb, Waterbrook Press
Only part way into it. Good reminder that the general principles of Proverbs is sometimes overruled by a Job experience. It's all about knowing and relating to God intimately, not about knowing what God can do for us. Thanks goes out to the worship attender who gave this to me.
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