Viral Churches : Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers

by Ed Stetzer; Warren Bird

• ISBN13: 9780470590324
• ISBN10: 0470590327
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

A groundbreaking guide for multiplying the impact of church plantsBased on a study that was commissioned by the Leadership Network, this book reveals the best practices in church planting and uncovers the common threads among them. A much-needed resource, this book will inform, guide, and even catalyze today's many church planting leaders. The authors clearly show leaders how to plant churches that create a multiplication movement and offer inspiration for them to do so. The book addresses their questions about what to do next in their church planting strategies, in light of research on what's actually working best. Author Ed Stetzer heads up LifeWay Research Provides reliable, credible information about what church planting strategies work best A volume in the Leadership Network SeriesOffers a definitive guide for church planting and the burgeoning movement it is part of.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Church Planting: The New Evangelism

Growth by Addition: Big Contrast to Multiplication

New Players: Aggressive Local Churches and Church Planting Networks

Kingdom Cooperation: Church Planters Learning Together

Predictors of Success: Recruitment, Assessment, and Deployment

Thriving: New Church Survival Rates

House Churches: Separating Reality from Fiction

Multisite Strategy: A Fast-Growing Trend That Affects Planting

Rapid Growth: Still Not Reproduction

Funding: Partnerships Matter

The New Scorecard: Measuring a Church Multiplication Movement

Obstacles to Missional Replication: What Holds Us Back

Conclusion: Solving the Toughest Challenges

Acknowledgments

Appendix: List of Churches and Networks Cited

Notes

Index

Annotated Bibliography for Church Multiplication

The Authors

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