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008 160714s2016 mdua b 001 0 eng
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019 $a951071288
020 $a9781566997942$q(hardcover$qalkaline paper)
020 $a1566997941$q(hardcover$qalkaline paper)
020 $a9781566997959$q(paperback$qalkaline paper)
020 $a156699795X$q(paperback$qalkaline paper)
029 1 $aAU@$b000058051589
035 $a(OCoLC)951506581$z(OCoLC)951071288
050 00 $aBX8.3$b.B36 2016
082 00 $a280/.042$223
049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aBandy, Thomas G.,$d1950-$eauthor.
245 10 $aChurch mergers :$ba guidebook for missional change /$cThomas G. Bandy and Page M. Brooks.
264 1 $aLanham :$bRowman & Littlefield,$c[2016]
300 $avi, 274 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"An Alban Institute Book."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWhy merge? -- Unexpected visions -- Get moving! -- Steps on the journey: four churches finding their way into the future -- The true cost of discipleship: anticipating the real price of success -- Stage 1. Preparation. Trust: the foundation for candid and faithful conversation -- Vision team: trusted leadership to discern the future -- Facing reality: critical mass and critical momentum -- Breaking control: surrendering privileges -- Stage 2. Prioritization. Hope: opening to God's grace -- Compatibility: demographic research, lifestyles, and mirroring the mission field -- Setting priorities: measurable outcomes -- Stress management: living between grief and promise -- Stage 3. A new beginning. The new board: credible leadership for critical mass -- The new identity: the symbol of a new beginning -- Asset management: resourcing teams and ministries -- Building a core team: competence leadership for critical momentum -- Strategic planning: traction and steering -- A new beginning: seven years later -- Essential information. Basics for a successful merger -- Critical momentum -- Critical mass -- How to get traction -- How to steer in the right direction -- Why some mergers succeed ... but others fail.
520 $aChurch Mergers offers churches of all sizes and denominations practical advice on how to merge successfully. The authors draw on decades of experience to illustrate why successful mergers are always missional mergers and how these mergers happen. The book features the stories of four churches and outlines the steps of the missional merger process.
590 $bArchive
650 0 $aChurch management.
650 0 $aChristian union.
650 7 $aChurch management.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00860786
650 7 $aChristian union.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00859554
700 1 $aBrooks, Page M.,$eauthor.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aBandy, Thomas G., 1950-$tChurch mergers.$dLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016$z9781566997966$w(DLC) 2016033692
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938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$nBK0018924663
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n13012629
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