Best Practices of Growing Churches: Profiles and Conversations With Ministry Leaders - Softcover

Nees, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0834123045 ISBN 13: 9780834123045

Publisher: Foundry Pub the, 2007

Synopsis

Learning from the best practices of successful companies is a necessary part of the corporate world. Businesses remain competitive by examining the methods that others have used to successfully improve their products or services.This type of learning is also important in ministry. The primary way that pastors and church leaders learn is from one another. They build and refine their own ministry styles and programs by applying the advice and experiences of others who've gone before them.Best Practices of Growing Churches is an interactive tool that allows pastors to learn from observation. It doesn't offer a list of guidelines or dos and don'ts. Instead, it tells the stories of several growing churches and shares what each did to encourage its growth. Author Tom Nees provides readers with transcribed accounts of his interviews with the pastors of these churches, preserving their voice and passion as they share their stories. This unique format allows pastors to read these successful practices and then choose how best to apply them to their own situations. By doing so, they not only discover what needs to be done, but also the best way to go about doing it.Regardless of your church's size or location, Best Practices of Growing Churches is a practical resource that will enrich your ministry. The stories it offers will encourage and inspire you to believe in your own calling as you develop the discipline of listening and learning from the experiences of others.

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About the Author

Tom Nees is the director of the USA/Canada Evangelism Department at the Global Ministries Center of the Church of the Nazarene, in Kansas City. He has held pastorates in Washington, California, Ohio, and Washington D.C. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Compassion Evangelism (1996), The Changing Face of the Church: From American to Global (1997). He and his wife live in Arnold, Maryland. They have four married children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Foundry Pub the
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0834123045
• ISBN 13: 9780834123045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 159