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9780802849496

Twelve Dynamic Shifts for Transforming Your Church

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802849496

  • ISBN10:

    0802849490

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-06-01
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

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Summary

That today's mainline churches are in crisis is apparent; a solution is less obvious. In this constructive new book E. Stanley Ott points a way ahead, describing twelve shifts in philosophy and practice that can help congregations build need-responsive, disciple-growing churches full of life and vigor.

Arguing that the weakness of the church today is a loss of personal spirituality and congregational vitality, Ott challenges local churches to discover how to adjust the style of their ministries to attract new people while encouraging current members. Ott examines the characteristics of "traditional" churches, extols the features of new, "transformational" churches, and lays out proposals to help established congregations make the transition.

Well balanced by an honest assessment of the church's present and a positive vision for its future, this book is must reading for pastors, church leaders, and members of every congregation.

Author Biography

E. Stanley Ott is senior pastor of Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and president of the Vital Churches Institute.

Table of Contents

Preface viii
The Church in Transition
1(10)
Your Congregation Today
11(13)
Shifts concerning Vision and Expectation
24(17)
Shifts concerning Ministry to People
41(13)
Shifts concerning Congregational Program
54(13)
Shifts concerning the Practice of Leadership
67(17)
Deciding on Your Next Steps
84(5)
implementing the Twelve Shifts: Some Examples
89(8)
Conclusion 97(4)
Twelve Dynamic Shifts to the Transformational Church 101(2)
Information on The Vital Churches Institute 103(2)
Resources for a Transformational Ministry 105

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