Books

This book is not meant to be read by or with just anyone. It is meant to be read by a pastor and group of lay people who long for their church to turn around from its decline. Because of its frankness I suggest that a pastor read it first, then gather a group from the church (the remnant) who long for the turnaround, and read and discuss the book with them. Then begin the long journey of turnaround of the church.

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The essential tool for gauging your congregation's health and potential for growth based on 19 proven church growth principles. Bill Easum has used this tool in over 1,000 churches not to mention the thousands that have used it on their own.

The purpose of this book is to give you calm, wise counsel on how to be proactive so you can not only emerge stronger on the other side of this economic roller coaster through the jungle, but also how to remain strong until things turn around. The book is neither long nor is it difficult to follow. We will strive to give you the best advice for doing ministry in hard times in as few words as possible. However, we won’t pull any punches.

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At the heart of this book lie two key ideas: First, you can't give what you don't have. It is imperative that as pastors we keep close to our call, close to our mission, and close to our God. In other words, leaders must take care of themselves before they can do anything for anyone else. And second, the ministry of pastors is not to fulfill all the tasks of ministry ourselves, but rather to equip others for their own ministry. If you want ministry as ususal, then this book is not for you. But if you want to rediscover that primal, original moment with God that left you feeling as if you could change the world - or if you'd like to discover that call for the first time - then this book can serve as a guide along your journey.

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A signature book by Easum. It prepares Christian congregations to fulfill their basic function - to make disciples who make disciples for Jesus Christ. This book is about helping 'stuck' and 'unstuck' churches either become unstuck or constantly improve their ministry of making disciples. This book is designed to help church leaders make profound changes in the way they do ministry or constantly practice methodological innovation/improvement to be effective in creating disciple churches.

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An all time best seller still as relevant today as it was in 1993. Easum examines what he calls the Crack in History and shows many of the coming changes that are now taking place including the demise of the program church, Adult Sunday School, and many other coming issues.

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One of the top 5 books of 1995 according to Christian Century magazine.  Easum explores the shift from the Industrial Age to the Quantum Age and the implications for Christian ministy. The heart of the book is how to develop a permission-giving environment.

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Easum shares the basic nuts and bolts of what it takes to grow a church.  Even though this book was published in 1993 it still is valuable for those just starting out trying to transform their church. The book contains 20 timely Church Growth principles that are as valuable today as when they were written.

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