The Solo Pastor: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Leading a Church Alone

Did you ever see the animals, the animals big and small? God created them, created them one and all. Did You Ever See An Eagle? is perfect to read at home to your children or in a group setting. Your toddler will enjoy this beautifully illustrated board book about animals and how they move. Your beginning reader will enjoy being able to read the words about each animal featured in the book.

Donald A. McGavran: A Biography of the Twentieth Centurys Premier Missiologist

Meet the man who sparked the entire modern church growth movement. In this first full biography of Donald A. McGavran, Gary L. McIntosh tells the complete story of one of the twentieth century’s greatest church leaders and influential thinkers. Now, for the first time, discover the roots of the modern Church Growth Movement during the 1950s to understand what is applicable to ministry today.

Thriving Churches in the Twenty-First Century: 10 Life-Giving Systems for Vibrant Ministry

Using the analogy of the human body, Thriving Churches in the Twenty-First Century explores the ten interacting systems that make up a healthy church body. If working together, these life-giving systems, which include spiritual energy, mentoring, and intentional evangelism, will help your church experience lasting spiritual growth and robust ministry.

The Solo Pastor: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Leading a Church Alone – Audiobook

Growing God’s Church: How People Are Actually Coming to Faith Today

It’s no secret that the evangelism methods of yesterday are not yielding the kinds of results they did in the 1970s and 1980s. So how are new Christians hearing the Gospel today? How are they finding churches? And what makes them stay at a church? The answers to these questions have the power to dramatically alter the way we do outreach. And Dr. McIntosh has them. Based on ten years of scientific research, Growing God’s Church shows pastors and church leaders how people are actually coming to faith in the 21st century. It covers factors such as our motive for ministry, the priorities churches set for themselves, the reality of churchless Christians, generational and gender-based differences in evangelism effectiveness, the name of your church, the influence of pastors, and much more. The appendix includes a copy of the survey that provides the basis for McIntosh’s arguments and an overview of the study is provided in the first chapter.

Building the Body: 12 Characteristics of a Fit Church – Audiobook

Is your church performing at its highest level? Just as a physically healthy person might not actually be fit enough to run a 5K, so churches can appear healthy–with no obvious issues, maintaining a healthy size–but not exhibit fitness. A fit church is one that is not satisfied with merely coasting along with no problems. A fit church is actively making disciples, maturing in faith, developing strong leaders, reaching out to the community, and more. Building the Body unveils the twelve characteristics of fit churches and shows pastors and church leaders how to move their church through five levels of fitness, from beginner all the way to elite.