by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Book Reviews, Leadership
First things first: I first encountered Tom Bandy back when he and Bill Easum worked together on congregational growth. Since then, my clergy life moved from church leadership to the world of academia (and, still, church leadership), and I discovered that Dr. Bandy...
by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Book Reviews, Church Vitality, Leadership, Resources
You Only Have to Die: Leading Your Congregation to New Life is a somewhat older book now – I first discovered it shortly after it was published – but it has a timely (or, perhaps, timeless) message for churches today. Jim Harnish (now retired) was pastor...
by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Church Vitality, Resources
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by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Book Reviews, Leadership
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations is a modern classic (particularly within Methodist circles) which helps us think about critical elements of church leadership. Written by now-retired Bishop Robert Schnase, the book covers these five core items: Radical...
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...
