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Title: Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches by Christian A. Schwarz ISBN: 1-889638-00-5 Publisher: Churchsmart Resources Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (16 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Unlocks the Secrets to Church Development and Growth
Comment: Natural Church Development systematically peels back the layers of the "onion" of church development. Backed up by extensive research and a heart for growing churchs God's way, Mr. Schwarz does away with the myths, introduces common sense, and takes away most of the "mystery" of how to get a church to grow.
The only downside to this book is the ph.d sized words. You may need a dictionary with you when reading this book.
Even though I liked this book and recommend it, I only gave it 3 stars because it's a little tough to read. Don't let this stop you from ordering the book...just know that you'll probably not be able to sit down and fly through it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Interested in Church Growth? Start here!
Comment: "There is one rule," writes author Christian Schwarz, "for which we did not find a single exception among the 1000 churches surveyed. Every church" - and please not that word, "every" - "every church in which a quality index of 65 or more was reached for each of the eight quality characteristics, is a growing church" (p. 39). That is as near to an iron-clad guarantee as you'll find anywhere in the church growth literature.
I have spent 25 years studying church growth. I have pastored in both California and West Virginia. My doctoral dissertation (Asbury 1998) is - as far as I know - a unique study of unchurched persons and opportunities for evangleism in rural Appalachia and I teach evangelism in the Ohio Valley School of Ministry. In theory at least, I should know something about the subject and, when I read "Natural Church Development," I realized it was something that should have done years and years ago.
Yes, the book is terribly dense and at times difficult to read. It reads as though it was translated out of German. However, I'm not aware of any easier-to-read alternative. It's worth the effort.
I heartily recommend "Natural Church Development."
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: This book is more an advertisement for the author's consulting services. While it has some good ideas, they are mostly too generic to implement in a church.
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Title: Introducing the New Testament by John William Drane, John Drane ISBN: 0800632729 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
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Title: A Theology of the New Testament by George Eldon Ladd, Donald A. Hagner ISBN: 0802806805 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $36.00 |
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Title: Evangelism Outside the Box: New Ways to Help People Experience the Good News by Rick Richardson ISBN: 0830822763 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Gospel of the Kingdom by George Ladd ISBN: 0802812805 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1959 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Implementation Guide to Natural Church Development by Christian A. Schwarz ISBN: 188963803X Publisher: Churchsmart Resources Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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