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Introduction | p. 7 |
Building Foundations | |
The Speed of Change | p. 10 |
A New Social Contract | p. 13 |
Prayer | p. 17 |
Changing Times | |
Sixty-Five Years of Television | p. 26 |
The Information Age | p. 32 |
1950s versus 2000s | p. 40 |
Church Visitors | |
Attracting Guests | p. 50 |
Starting Good Rumors | p. 55 |
How Do You Say Hello? | p. 59 |
People Flow | |
Is Your Church Friendly? | p. 66 |
What Guests See | p. 71 |
Pathways of Belonging | p. 74 |
Assimilation | |
Assimilating Newcomers | p. 80 |
Getting Ready for Company | p. 87 |
Visitor Follow-Up That Works! | p. 92 |
Worship | |
Celebrative Worship Services | p. 98 |
Multiple Worship Services | p. 102 |
Adding a Second Service | p. 106 |
Renewal | |
Turning a Church Around | p. 112 |
Coming Back after Disaster | p. 116 |
Relocating a Church | p. 120 |
Pastoral Compensation | |
Negotiating Salary | p. 126 |
Developing a Compensation Plan | p. 131 |
Supplements, Benefits, and Reimbursements | p. 135 |
Developing Ministry | |
Children's Ministry | p. 142 |
The Best Child Care | p. 145 |
Fifties-Plus Ministry | p. 149 |
Small Groups | |
Small-Group Ministry | p. 156 |
Starting Small Groups | p. 161 |
A Small-Group Life Cycle | p. 166 |
Personal Development | |
The Need to Read | p. 172 |
Personal Time Management | p. 175 |
Hooked on Learning | p. 179 |
Planning | |
Training a Church Board | p. 184 |
Faith Planning | p. 187 |
Look for Your Stars | p. 193 |
Management | |
To Count or Not to Count | p. 198 |
The 80 Percent Rule | p. 202 |
Managing Conflict | p. 206 |
Staff | |
Staffing for Growth | p. 212 |
Adding Pastoral Staff | p. 217 |
Nine Principles for Hiring Staff | p. 222 |
Service | |
A Culture of Service | p. 228 |
Putting People First | p. 232 |
The Needs of People | p. 236 |
Change | |
Bringing Change to a Church | p. 242 |
Systems and Change | p. 246 |
Managing Change | p. 250 |
Growth | |
Pioneers versus Homesteaders | p. 256 |
Keep Your Vision Alive | p. 260 |
Reaching Out | p. 263 |
A Final Word | |
Responding to Criticism | p. 268 |
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