Recommended | Practical Theology

The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni

by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Church Vitality, Leadership, Resources

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Back to Zero by Gil Rendle

by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Church Vitality, Resources

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The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church by Alan Hirsch

by TA Barlow | Feb 28, 2014 | Church Vitality, Resources

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See, Know & Serve the People Within Your Reach by Tom Bandy

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...

You Only Have to Die by James Harnish

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...