Resources : books

A groundbreaking guide for multiplying the impact of church plants.

Based on a study that was commissioned by the Leadership Network, Viral Churches reveals the best practices in church planting and uncovers the common threads among them. A much-needed resource, this book will inform, guide, and even catalyze today's many church planting leaders. Authors Stetzer and Bird clearly show leaders how to plant churches that create a multiplication movement and offer inspiration for them to do so. The book addresses their questions about what to do next in their church planting strategies, in light of research on what's actually working best.

Written by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, authors of The Tangible Kingdom.

AND brings you—whether you’re a mega-church, traditional, contemporary, or organic church leader—fresh encouragement to your ministry. By teaching you how to move beyond the attractional-missional divide and utilize insights from both perspectives, you’ll learn how to bring together the very best of the attractional and missional models for church ministry. AND is part of the Exponential Series.

Dave and Jon Ferguson, authors of The Big Idea, wrote Exponential to present a Biblical strategy that explains how every Christ follower can successfully reproduce himself and maximize his impact for the kingdom of God.

Jesus gives us a mission to change the world, and it can seem overwhelming at times. But the potential to complete the Jesus mission lies within each of us, as we learn to reproduce our faith as individuals and as reproducing churches.

The beginning of such a movement is simple: you living a life as a Christ follower that is worth reproducing.
You will reproduce what you say.
You will reproduce what you do.
You will reproduce what you don’t do.
You will reproduce who you are.

In Ethnic Blends, Mark DeYmaz will help you navigate seven common challenges in building a healthy multi-ethnic church. The rise of multi-ethnic churches could become the new Reformation in this century. Yet the movement is in a pioneer stage, and there have been few road maps … until now.

Mark DeYmaz is the author of Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church

A practical approach for leaders to guide their congregations to become more externally focused, The Externally Focused Quest is designed for church leaders who want to transform their churches to become less internally focused and more oriented to the world around them. The book includes the clear guidelines on the ten changes congregations must adopt to become truly outwardly focused. This book is not about getting all churches to have an annual day of community service as a tactic but changing the core of who they are and how they see themselves as a part of their community.

Also from the authors: The Externally Focused Church and Living a Life on Loan