Emerging Culture/Emerging Church: Books
LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

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Armour, Michael C. and Don Browning. Systems-Sensitive Leadership: Empowering Diversity Without Polarizing the Church. rev. ed. Joplin, Mo.: College Press, 2000.  (Posted 6/26/02)

Bandy, Thomas. Christian Chaos: Revolutionizing the Congregation. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999. (336 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________. Coaching Change: Breaking Down Resistance, Building up Hope. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000. (256 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________. Moving off the Map: A Field Guide to Changing the Congregation. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999. (352 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Barna, George. The Power of Team Leadership: Achieving Success Through Shared Responsibility. Waterbrook Press, 2001. (208 pages) (Posted 11/1/2001)

Basden, Paul. The Worship Maze: Finding a Style to Fit Your Church. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1999. (168 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Bennett, David W. Metaphors of Ministry: Biblical Images for Leaders and Followers. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993. (207 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Bergquist, William. The Postmodern Organization: Mastering the Art of Irreversible Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Buckingham, and Curt Coffman. First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. (255 pages)  (Posted 6/26/02)

Cameron, Kim S. and Robert E. Quinn. Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1999.  (Posted 6/26/02)

Cordeiro, Wayne. Doing Church as a Team. Honolulu:HI: New Hope Pub., 1998.  (Posted 6/26/02)

Easum, Bill. Leadership on the Other Side: No Rules, Just Clues. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000. (144 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________ and Thomas Bandy. Growing Spiritual Redwoods. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1997 (192 pages) (Posted 11/1/2001)

Gibbs, Eddie. ChurchNext: Quantum Changes in How We Do Ministry. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2000. (249 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 2000. (279 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Kew, Richard. Brave New Church: What the Future Holds. Harrisburg, Pa.: Morehouse, 2001. (160 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Long, Thomas G. Beyond Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship. Bethesda, Md.: The Alban Institute, 2001.  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Mead, Loren B. Transforming Congregations for the Future. Bethesda, Md.: The Alban Institute, 1994.  (Posted 10/19/2001)

McLaren, Brian D. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. (227 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

McNeal, Reggie, ed. Revolution in Leadership: Training Apostles for Tomorrow’s Church. Nashville: Abingdon, 1998. (160 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Mundey, Paul. Unlocking Church Doors: Ten Keys to Positive Change. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997.  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Nelson, Alan, et al. How to Change Your Church Without Killing It. Nashville: Word, 2001. (353 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Ott, E. Stanley. Twelve Dynamic Shifts for Transforming Your Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. (112 pages)  (Posted 6/26/02)

Payne, Bishop Claude E. Reclaiming the Great Commission: A Practical Model for Transforming Denominations and Congregations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. (240 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Rainer, Thom S. Giant Awakenings: Making the Most of 9 Surprising Trends That Can Benefit Your Church. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1995. (198 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Regele, Mike. Death of the Church: The Church Has a Choice—To Die As a Result of Its Resistance to Change or to Die in Order to Live. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Rinehart, Stacy T. Upside Down: The Paradox of Servant Leadership. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1998. (176 pages)  (Posted 11/1/2001)

Roxburgh, Alan J., and Mike Regele. Crossing the Bridge: Church Leadership in a Time of Change. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.: Percept Group, 2000. (172 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________. Reaching a New Generation: Strategies for Tomorrow’s Church. Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College, 1993. (140 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

 Schaller, Lyle E. 21 Bridges to the 21st Century/The Future of Pastoral Ministry. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1994. (160 pages) (Posted 11/1/2001)

 ________.Discontinuity and Hope: Radical Change and the Path to the Future. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999. (232 pages) (Posted 10/19/2001)

________. Innovations in Ministry: Models for the 21^st Century. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. (156 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________. The Revolution in Leadership: Training Apostles for Tomorrow’s Church. Nashville: Abingdon, 1998. (160 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________. Spiritual Entrepreneurs: Six Principles for Risking Renewal. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996.  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________. What We Have Learned: The Best Thinking on Congregational Life. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001. (224 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Shawchuck, Norm, and Gustave Rath. Benchmarks of Quality in the Church. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994. (165 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Slaughter, Michael. The Unlearning Church. Loveland, Co.: Group, 2002.  (Posted 6/26/02)

Stanley, Andy and Ed Young. Can We Do That?: 24 Innovative Practices that Will Change the Way You Do Church. 2002. (208 pages)  (Posted 6/26/02)

Strommen, Merton P. The Innovative Church: Seven Steps to Positive Change in Your Congregation. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1997. (128 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Wallace, William McDonald. Postmodern Management. Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, 1998. (232 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

Wilson, Jim and Tom Stringfellow. The Boomerang Mandate: Returning the Ministry to the People of God. Fresno, CA: Willow City Press, 1999. (96 pages)  (Posted 11/1/2001)

Young, Ed, and Andy Stanley. 24 Best Practices: Discovering What Works in the 21^st Century Church. Keller, Tex.: HeartSpring Media, 2000. (240 pages)  (Posted 10/19/2001)

________, and Andy Stanley. Can We Do That: 24 Innovative Practices That Will Change the Way You Do Church. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Howard Publishing, 2002. (208 pages)  (Posted 6/26/02)

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