Spirit Driven Church

by Robnett, Dr. Timothy; Quist, Allen H.

• ISBN13: 9780781443739
• ISBN10: 0781443733
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-13
• Publisher: Cook Communications Ministries

Summary

Churches are dying in record numbers across America. Much of the Western church has favoured human mechanisms and schemes to "fix the problems." Will it simply take the latest trends and more training to breathe life back into these dying churches? No, the alternative is a Spirit-led leadership directed by the One who knows all the options and the best way to go. Methods change, but the Holy Spirit never does. This book is not just for church leaders, but for every church member who knows that the church is failing and wants God to lead them back to a thriving community. Features and Benefits Written by experienced church growth consultants, this book show leaders how to "fix their churches" by going beyond "the research" to relying on the Spirit. Calls the church back to exploring and obeying the voice of the Spirit in what we do and how we live and serve the church.

Author Biography

Dr. Timothy Robnet has been a senior pastor in Southern California for eleven years and has also been on the boards of Fellowship of Christian Atheletes, Youth for Christ, and the Conservative Baptist Association of Southern California. Since 1990, Robnett has served with the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association, where he serves as director of LPA's Next Generation Alliance\u00ae ministries. From 1996-2004, Robnett also served as Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Multnomah Biblical Seminary. A banker for thirty-five years, Allen H. Quist is now an adjunct instructor at Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he completed his own M.A. in Pastoral Studies in 1998. Today, Quist serves as a cofounder and director of Ministry Management Seminars, a non-profit organization dedicated to equipping and coaching church leaders on matters of financial management, strategic planning, conflict mediation, leadership refocusing, and church re-birthing.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Luis Palau	7	(2)
Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(10)
PART ONE WHO IS LEADING THE CHURCH?
Chapter 1: From Death to Life	21	(12)
Chapter 2: The Pull of Conflicting Affections	33	(12)
Chapter 3: Discovering a Loving and Transforming God	45	(12)
Chapter 4: Spiritual Leadership	57	(14)
PART TWO PRINCIPLES OF SPIRIT-LED LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 5: Hearing God	71	(14)
Chapter 6: Loving People, Not Using People	85	(14)
Chapter 7: When God Says No	99	(12)
Chapter 8: A Good Kind of Fear	111	(12)
Chapter 9: Helping Others Deal with Fear	123	(14)
Chapter 10: Making Tough Decisions	137	(16)
PART THREE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEADING IN THE SPIRIT
Chapter 11: A Pathway for the Holy Spirit's Leadership	153	(8)
Chapter 12: What God Has in Mind	161	(12)
Chapter 13: Planning	173	(14)
Chapter 14: Organizing the Team	187	(10)
Chapter 15: Spirit-Led Implementation: Faith in Action	197	(14)
Chapter 16: Renewing People and Ministry	211	(8)
Appendix: A Pathway for the Leading of God's Spirit	219	(2)
Readers' Guide	221	(11)
About the Authors	232	(3)
Notes	235	(3)
Recommended Reading	238