From Embers to a Flame

by Reeder, Harry L., III

• ISBN13: 9781596380714
• ISBN10: 1596380713
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co

Summary

Expounds biblical principles that, if applied to even the unhealthiest church, the Lord can use to take the church "from embers to a flame."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Need for Church Revitalization: Church-Planting or Church Revitalization?	p. 7
The Biblical Paradigm for Revitalization: Church Health, Not Church Growth	p. 27
Revitalization Strategy 1: Connect to the Past: Learning from the Past without Living in the Past	p. 37
Revitalization Strategy 2: A Call to Repentance: Cover Up or 'Fess Up	p. 47
Revitalization Strategy 3: Gospel-Driven and Christ-Centered Ministry: The First of the First Things	p. 57
Revitalization Strategy 4: Personal Gospel Formation: The Discipline of Grace	p. 83
Revitalization Strategy 5: The Priority of Intercessory Prayer: The Ministry of Prayer	p. 95
Revitalization Strategy 6: The Primacy of Preaching: The Ministry of the Word	p. 107
Revitalization Strategy 7: Staying on Mission with a Vision: Simplicity and Focus in a Day of Complexity and Chaos	p. 127
Revitalization Strategy 8: Servant Leadership Multiplication: An Effective Yet Most Neglected Strategy for Church Vitality	p. 149
Revitalization Strategy 9: Small-Group Discipleship: The Biblical Delivery System for Effective Discipleship	p. 177
Revitalization Strategy 10: A Great Commitment to the Great Commission: The W.E.L.L. Church	p. 187
Where Do We Go from Here?: Getting Started	p. 201
Conclusion: A Few Final Words	p. 207
Revisiting the Prayer of Jabez	p. 209
Notes	p. 221
Index of Scripture	p. 229
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