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...
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...