Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work Hardcover - 2012 - 1st Edition
by Jim Tomberlin; Warren Bird; Foreword by Craig Groseschel
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BETTER TOGETHER
THOUSANDS of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining enrollments, while other congregations nearby thrive. Is there a way for them to combine forces, drawing on both their strengths in ways that increase their missional impact?
Church merger consultant Jim Tomberlin and award-winning writer Warren Bird make the case that mergers today work best not with two struggling churches but with a vital, momentum-filled lead church partnering with one or more joining churches. Based on solid research and practical experience, the authors provide a hands-on guide so that lead churches and joining churches can each understand the issues, select an appropriate model, and develop strategies that will create a positive, healthy merger.
This much-needed resource describes the range of mergers for strong, stable, stuck, and struggling churches. While many congregations are motivated by survival, an increasing number identify "mission" as their primary impetus. No matter what type of merger a church may be considering, the authors address key questions about the process: How can a merger help a church go forward? How will a merger process unfold? Where can a declining church find another congregation to join? What are the pitfalls that both pastor and congregation should avoid? How can "better together" lead to more, rather than fewer, life- giving, high- impact, reproducing churches?
No matter what your motivation for merging your church with another-- to begin a new church lifecycle, cross racial lines, reach more people for Christ, multiply your church' s impact, or better serve your local community-- Better Together will give you the tools you need to create a thriving new entity.
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- Title Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work
- Author Jim Tomberlin; Warren Bird; Foreword by Craig Groseschel
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Jossey-Bass, Hoboken, New Jersey
- Date 2012-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781118131305 / 1118131304
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.11 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Christian union, RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011047500
- Dewey Decimal Code 262.2
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