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היכנס לעולם אינסופי של סיפורים

תקשיב ותקרא

Dave Harvey

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A vision of church partnerships that will elevate churches to greater gospel fruitfulness and enable them to thrive.

Networked churches are the primary church planting force in evangelicalism today—but what makes them so effective, why do they remain so under-appreciated, and what are the common pitfalls that can ensnare them?

In Stronger Together, veteran church planter and pastor Dave Harvey draws from his experiences and study of networks to walk Christian institutions, church leaders, and planters through tested strategies for starting and sustaining healthy and biblical church partnerships.

By focusing on key virtues and shedding light on the pitfalls that oppose them, Harvey unpacks seven dichotomies that offer a practical roadmap to healthy patterns:

 1. Conviction vs. consumerism
 2. Gifted leadership vs. isolationism
 3. Collaboration vs. radical individualism
 4. Renewal dynamics vs. institutionalism
 5. A kingdom mindset vs. tribalism
 6. Humility vs. egotism
 7. Modesty vs. triumphalism

 

When churches are vitally connected to other churches, they thrive, multiply, and last longer. Scripture exemplifies this, and research proves it. Stronger Together—part of the Exponential series on ministry growth and discipleship—will teach you exactly how to pursue biblical collaboration that will allow your church to flourish and your ministry to grow.

Audits and accompanying graphics are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Zondervan

Exponential Series

Stronger Together: Seven Partnership Virtues and the Vices that Subvert Them

Peyton Jones

The first comprehensive textbook on effective church planting from a veteran church planter.

The Apostle Paul was a veteran church planter who "laid a foundation like a wise and master builder" and there is much we can learn from his example. Paul indicated that there were basic skills and experiences required to successfully plant a church. Church Plantology examines the wide variety of church planting methods and ideologies in contemporary pastoral practice and outlines a biblical model based on the New Testament.

During his time in prison, Paul spent much of his time writing to Titus, Timothy, and others who'd served alongside him in the trenches to complete their training as church plantings. We can continue to apply these time-tested, proven methods, following the pioneering example of the early church.

Today, the casualty rate in is high. What if we could reduce the odds of failing? Church Plantology by Peyton Jones is a robust guide to planting that will help planters to provide the foundation necessary to survive beyond the initial first years so that they don't end up a walking statistic.

Jon Gauger

Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches

Alan Hirsch

Rob Wegner

Lance Ford

Imagine an organizational model for church leadership that enables the entire team to unleash their full potential. 

The joy and vigor coming from a collective strength, intelligence, and skill in the community of leaders not only brings greater potency but better yields for your ministry. What would it be like to see this kind of healthy leadership reproduced into the second, third, and fourth generation, on multiple strands?

Leveraging the metaphor Ori Brafman popularized in his NYT best-selling book, The Starfish and the Spider, Rob Wegner, Lance Ford, and Alan Hirsch show:

 • How to take a close look at your church's organizational structure and how to 
adapt • instead of simply 
adopt • a certain kind of structural approach.
 • How churches can function without a rigid central authority, making them nimbler in reacting to external forces.
 • How seeding starfish networks inside today's churches will prepare the church of tomorrow to be agile while maintaining the accountability to be effective.

The Starfish and the Spirit is about creating a culture where church leaders view themselves as curators of a community on a mission, not the source of certainty for every question and project. It's about creating a team of humble leaders "in the middle" of the church, not at the top--leaders who naturally reproduce multiple generations of leaders, from the middle out.

Thom Bromhead

The Starfish and the Spirit: Unleashing the Leadership Potential of Churches and Organizations