Download or read book Saving Your Church from Itself written by Chris Sonksen and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a coach and mentor to hundreds of pastors, Chris Sonksen has had a front-row seat to the unfortunate outcomes when a team member begins to drift from the vision of the church and the leader they serve. But the good news is, these situations never come out of left field. There are always warning signs that, if heeded, allow church leaders to rise to the challenge of keeping their team healthy, unified, and moving forward together. In this powerfully practical book, Sonksen unpacks six subtle behaviors that undermine team unity and lead to problems that can derail your ministry and even split your church, including - pride - artificial harmony - isolation - a critical spirit - divisiveness - disrespect Beyond merely identifying the problems, this book offers you a blueprint for what to do when you see or feel evidence of these behaviors creeping into team dynamics. Alignment of vision and purpose doesn't happen by accident, and it isn't maintained without careful attention and proactive strategies. But with Chris Sonksen's help, you can save your church from itself.
Download or read book Saving Your Church From Itself Study Guide written by Chris Sonksen and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is holding your team back from its full potential? What are the behaviors that are destroying it? In the Saving Your Church from Itself Study Guide, Author and Pastor Chris Sonksen reveals and guides you through six of the subtle behaviors that tear organizations apart-and gives you the remedy for each of them. Through this book and study guide, readers will be empowered to recognize and deal with: Inter-organizational tension Drifting in leadership Pride in team members Artificial alignment And so much more! Stop sitting idly by as your team destroys itself from the inside. Take initiative and learn how you can save your church from itself!
Download or read book When Your Church Feels Stuck Study Guide written by Chris Sonksen and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[God] will always come through. Our part is to be willing to change. Be willing to be honest about where your church is and willing to take it where it needs to go." In the When Your Church Feels Stuck Study Guide, Author and Pastor Chris Sonksen will take readers through seven key questions every leader must answer to advance their organization. Through this book and study guide, readers will be equipped to practically answer questions such as: What phase are you in? What is your mission? How do you get there? What are the principles you operate by? How do you measure a win? Is your team aligned? And many more! Does your church feel stuck? Take the first step to help free and advance your church with the When Your Church Feels Stuck Study Guide!
Download or read book When Your Church Feels Stuck written by Chris Sonksen and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every pastor wants their church to grow, but the reality is that most churches are stagnant or shrinking, leaving most pastors frustrated, weary, and discouraged. They continue to search for answers at conferences, in books, and on websites, but they don't find them. They don't realize that the answers that can actually make a difference in their ministry are the ones they need to give themselves. When Your Church Feels Stuck poses seven unavoidable questions church leaders must answer before they can chart the unique path to growth for their church. These challenging questions address the key subjects of mission, strategy, values, metrics, team alignment, culture, and services, and the way pastors answers these questions will help them discover the real reasons their churches are stuck--and what steps to take to facilitate real growth.
Download or read book Indispensable Church Study Guide written by Chris Sonksen and published by . This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We have the opportunity to touch people throughout our community. . . . love is key." Indispensable churches are those that are irreplaceable to the community. Churches that are so involved in touching others, giving back, and serving like Jesus first served us are viewed as a pillar of the community. Is this your church? In the Indispensable Church Study Guide, Pastor and Author Chris Sonksen guides readers through his book and supplies them with everything they need to transform their church into one that is indispensable for the community! Through this book, you will be equipped to: Build and develop your team Connect and plan with community leaders Start small and grow your influence Creating a culture of love and service And so much more! Stop putting off your church's transformation. Take a step in becoming an indispensable church today!
Download or read book Quit Church Study Guide written by Chris Sonksen and published by . This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It all starts when you decide with everything inside of you to simply quit." Pastoring a church can be difficult work. . . . So, why not make it easy on yourself and just quit? In the Quit Church Study Guide, Pastor and Author Chris Sonksen guides readers through his book and provides encouragement for them along their pastoral journey. Throughout the book and study guide, readers will be equipped with a new understanding of: Financial stewardship Community outreach The power of serving others The impact of your work And so much more! Guard yourself against the dangerous problems and pressures of leading the modern-day church. Do not let them make you quit!
Download or read book Reviving the Church in America written by Chris Sonksen and published by . This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the world of ministry, one thing is inevitable-it will stall, it will flounder, and it will feel like you're downright fighting for your life-and for the life of your church. The past few years have only exacerbated this reality. Fortunately, there's hope for any and every pastor . . . you just need a tailored coaching plan! In Reviving the Church in America, author and CEO of ChurchBOOM Chris Sonksen provides personal testimonies from pastors all over the country whose ministries were on life support until they recruited Church Rescue for a little CPR! This book will inspire you to: Take the struggles of your ministry seriously and reach out for help, Posture your heart in hopeful expectation that God wants to restore and build your church, Open your heart to the opportunities and people God sends for your rescue, Explore Church Rescue as an option to coach you out of famine into harvest time-and win lost souls to the Kingdom! Don't measure the future of your ministry by the condition of your church now but by the place God has for it.
Download or read book Keeping Your Church Alive written by Wayne J. Vaughan and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the country in many houses of worship, there has been a decline in attendance.
Download or read book The Priests We Need To Save the Church written by Kevin Wells and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While dissolute bishops and priests around the world grab headlines for their untoward words and deeds, too many other unfruitful priests minister as little more than glad-handing bachelors doing social service work. Top and bottom, is this the Church that Christ intended? Are these the priests we need? “No!” cries author Kevin Wells in these compelling pages that showcase how heroic priests can faithfully tread the narrow path of holy self-sacrifice first blazed by the apostles themselves. From scores of insightful interviews with modern priests, exorcists, seminary formators, and even disillusioned laity, Wells here draws forth a blueprint for priestly holiness that can once again fill our Church with priests abounding with sincere, supernatural faith, on fire with God's love, and moved by the irresistible impulse to save souls, no matter the cost to themselves. Reading this book will deepen your own faith and help you understand what all
Download or read book Saving Jesus from the Church written by Robin R. Meyers and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countless thoughtful people are now so disgusted with the marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church that a new Reformation is required in which the purpose of religion itself is reimagined. Meyers takes the best of biblical scholarship and recasts these core Christian concepts to exhort the church to pursue an alternative vision of the Christian life: Jesus as Teacher, not Savior Christianity as Compassion, not Condemnation Prosperity as Dangerous, not Divine Discipleship as Obedience, not Control Religion as Relationship, not Righteousness This is not a call to the church to move to the far left or to try something brand new. Rather, it is the recovery of something very old. Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to be a Christian and how to follow Jesus' teachings today.
Download or read book Traction written by Chris Sonksen and published by Avail. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church is in decline for the first time in America's history. For many reasons, fewer people walk through church doors and make meaningful connections. The church has lost its steam. If you have questions regarding what to do about this, Chris Sonksen-pastor and founder of ChurchBoom, an organization dedicated to church growth-has some answers. In his latest book, Traction, through the paradigm of a steam locomotive, you'll explore the importance of the following five facets affecting most churches today: ■ Engine: Growth Strategies ■ Fuel: Leadership and Finances ■ Tracks: Staying on Course ■ Conductor: The Essential Role of the Pastor ■ Cars: Alignment of Staff, Leaders, and the Congregation If barriers have left you feeling stuck, let Traction bring you up to speed, so you can gain momentum and smash through them. Get on board. The kingdom of God is too important to let things slide!
Download or read book There s Hope for Your Church written by Gary McIntosh and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran church consultant calls church leaders back to the hope that God can and does restore churches, equipping them with practical tools to bring about healthy growth.
Download or read book Saving the Christian Church from Itself written by Ed Schneider M P Th and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to clear out a room full of Christians, start talking about the very long list of what's broken in the church. You want folks to leave faster? Tell them most of what's wrong concerning 10,000's of Christian churches is our own fault. Ouch! This book will not only provide a honest reflection on the foundations regarding the causes of our struggles but also a definitive roadmap to redemption.
Download or read book Traction Study Guide written by Chris Sonksen and published by Four Rivers Media. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I truly believe that Christ's church is the hope of the world. For the sake of mankind, we've got to keep the lighthouses burning brightly." The church is in decline for the first time in America's history. For many reasons, fewer people walk through church doors and make meaningful connections. The church has lost its steam. If you have questions regarding what to do about this, Chris Sonksen-pastor and founder of ChurchBoom, an organization dedicated to church growth-has some answers. In his latest book, Traction, through the paradigm of a steam locomotive, you'll explore the importance of the following five facets affecting most churches today: ■ Engine: Growth Strategies ■ Fuel: Leadership and Finances ■ Tracks: Staying on Course ■ Conductor: The Essential Role of the Pastor ■ Cars: Alignment of Staff, Leaders, and the Congregation If barriers have left you feeling stuck, let Traction bring you up to speed, so you can gain momentum and smash through them. Get on board. The kingdom of God is too important to let things slide!
Download or read book Letting God Meet Your Emotional Needs written by Cindi McMenamin and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women long to be loved, to be known, to be understood. But who can meet those needs at their deepest level? Only the One who created women--who knows them by name and who designed them--can bring fulfillment that truly satisfies. "Letting God Meet Your Emotional Needs" shows how God desires to help every woman: I need acceptance... God loves, forgives, and accepts I need security... God promises He will never leave I need to feel pretty... Christ sees me as new, spotless I need a companion... He is the perfect friend I need communication... He talks to me intimately through His Word Formerly "Heart Hunger."
Download or read book Saving Power written by Peter Schmiechen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus' death and resurrection are undeniably central to the Christian faith. But how, precisely, is their significance to be understood? Concerned to reinvigorate the church's teaching on the cross, the resurrection, and salvation -- the atonement -- Peter Schmiechen here invites readers to rediscover the wealth of the Christian tradition. In "Saving Power he makes ample use of primary sources to unpack ten distinct theories of atonement, welcoming aspects of each rather than championing only one. Along the way, he demonstrates that while most Christians assume the basic theme of atonement to be sin and forgiveness, other powerful themes -- liberation from oppressive powers, reconciliation in the face of division, and the hope of resurrection in the face of death, for instance -- also deserve to be studied and preached. Affirming orthodox teaching while offering a positive take on marginal views, "Saving Power is a crucial resource for anyone who seeks a fuller understanding of Christ's work.
Download or read book Jesus and John Wayne How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation written by Kristin Kobes Du Mez and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “paradigm-influencing” book (Christianity Today) that is fundamentally transforming our understanding of white evangelicalism in America. Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism—or in the words of one modern chaplain, with “a spiritual badass.” As acclaimed scholar Kristin Du Mez explains, the key to understanding this transformation is to recognize the centrality of popular culture in contemporary American evangelicalism. Many of today’s evangelicals might not be theologically astute, but they know their VeggieTales, they’ve read John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart, and they learned about purity before they learned about sex—and they have a silver ring to prove it. Evangelical books, films, music, clothing, and merchandise shape the beliefs of millions. And evangelical culture is teeming with muscular heroes—mythical warriors and rugged soldiers, men like Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson, and the Duck Dynasty clan, who assert white masculine power in defense of “Christian America.” Chief among these evangelical legends is John Wayne, an icon of a lost time when men were uncowed by political correctness, unafraid to tell it like it was, and did what needed to be done. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Trump in fact represented the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values: patriarchy, authoritarian rule, aggressive foreign policy, fear of Islam, ambivalence toward #MeToo, and opposition to Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community. A much-needed reexamination of perhaps the most influential subculture in this country, Jesus and John Wayne shows that, far from adhering to biblical principles, modern white evangelicals have remade their faith, with enduring consequences for all Americans.
