Going for Growth: What Works at Local Church Level - Softcover

Jackson, Bob

9780715141076: Going for Growth: What Works at Local Church Level

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715141074 ISBN 13: 9780715141076

Publisher: Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd, 2006

In Going for Growth Bob Jackson applies the challenging lessons of The Road to Growth to the life of a local church.

This short, accessible book allows busy church leaders to get a handle on what makes local churches grow. Packed with ideas, questions, research-based strategies and short case studies, Going for Growth offers options and inspiration.

The eight concise chapters tackle growing the Church through:

good practice
change
fresh expressions
policy and values
deploying the clergy
lay leadership and training
sound finances
spiritual renewal

The book also contains suggestions for turning its findings into a cell/small group course on church growth.

Use this book as a launch pad for prayer, discussion and strategic planning.

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About the Author:

Bob Jackson is an experience parish minister, trained economist and was a member of Springboard, the Archbishop of Canterbury's initiative to encourage, renew and mobilize the Church for evangelism. He is the author of Hope for the Church (CHP, 2002) and Road to Growth (CHP, 2005).

Review:

"This is a book to get you started on the road to growth. You may not like it all. You may not agree with it all. Your experience might be different. But this is a book you can't ignore. If you've ever been stuck on the hard shoulder, and sighed with relief to see the breakdown van arriving, then you'll have an idea of how helpful this book might be." - Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Reading "If you want your church to grow there are few better places to start than this. It's based on thorough research, it's very readable, and it's well applied. Moreover, it's not prescriptive; rather it helps church members to tap their existing experience, while learning from other churches and, with God's help, discover their own church's road to growth". - John Coles, Director, New Wine

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