Bøker av Kennon L. Callahan

Create a small, strong congregation that is dedicated to advancing God's mission The twenty-first century is the century of small, strong congregations. More people will be drawn to small, strong congregations than any other kind of congregation. Yes, there are mega-congregations; Their number is increasing greatly.

"Preaching today", says Kennon Callahan," is less about law and more about grace. It is about inviting people to discover God's grace, perhaps for the first time, and touching their lives in a powerful, personal, helpful way.

This step--by--step guide to healthy habits of church finances will help church leaders focus their best creativity, leadership, and energy on advancing their mission. Written for committee members, key leaders, pastors, and staffs, this is a detailed account of budgeting and fund--raising, complete with charts and questionnaires. .

This guide provides insight for pastors and congregations on how to begin a healthy, productive new pastorate or make a fresh start in an ongoing ministry. It offers suggestions on how pastors and congregations can ensure a future together, whether they are newly beginning or beginning again.

Guides church leaders through the process of clarifying and prioritizing their mission. Kennon Callahan demonstrates how to cultivate your mission with compassion and community, as well as prayer and scripture. This guide will make any congregation's mission become a reality by matching your church's facilities with its ministry needs.

In this indispensable companion volume to Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, Kennon Callahan offers a practical, step--by--step guide for the most productive long--range planning.

A practical guide to the crucial role of visiting in the life of a church----a role that has grown even more important in an age when so many do not regularly attAnd church services. Presented here are 14 different forms of visiting, to reach both within the church congregation and in the community at large.

Kennon Callahan shares a new understanding of leadership, and helps missionary pastors grow their leadership by cultivating new understandings and practices in seven key areas. Callahan guides pastors and key leaders in building on their creativity and imagination in order to revitalize their local churches and advance their missions.