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The Toward Vitality Research Project

by TA Barlow | Feb 27, 2014 | Church Vitality, Leadership Resources, Resources

The Toward Vitality project, which started in 2011 and was completed in 2013, has been very influential in my work and the work of others in the field of church vitality. This project was sponsored and funded by The General Board of Discipleship (GBOD), The General...

Buy-In by John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead

by TA Barlow | Jul 21, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Resources, Resources

Oh, how I love this book! This is all about getting others to “buy-in” to your idea (in other words, it’s about building consensus). The authors offer an opening scenario (twice, actually, describing two different approaches, with two very different...
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