by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Church Vitality, Resources
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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 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...
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...
by TA Barlow | Aug 24, 2012 | Theology, Wesley, Wesley Resources
The simplest and most common way to understand the essentials of Calvinism is to use the acronym TULIP. This acronym describes the “five points” of the theology of John Calvin, and is relatively easy to memorize. As simple as that is, though, it is...
