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BOOK NOTES Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church Nelson Searcy began The Journey Church of the City in New York City in 2002. A major focus of the congregation has been to develop systems that strengthen the church’s effectiveness in reaching people. Their assimilation system is described in this book. Every church can learn from their experience in developing practices that make it more likely that first-time visitors not only return but become fully-committed disciples in your congregation. When Moses Meets Aaron: Staffing and Supervision in Large Congregations Staffing in larger churches as we know it today is a relatively recent phenomenon. Few clergy are prepared by training or experience to lead staff in a manner that energizes all and contributes to congregational fruitfulness. Rendle and Beaumont have filled a major void in the literature of congregational leadership with this book that covers most of the practicalities of staff supervision, and always from theological and missional perspectives. This book is a must-read for lead pastors. In Pursuit of the Almighty's Dollar: A History of Money and American Protestantism (Caravan Book) In this thoroughly researched and documented scholarly history of money and American Protestantism from 1750 to modern times, the author outlines in detail the changing patterns of funding churches, paying clergy, and handling benevolences over 250 years. Many concepts and practices that some today see as virtually synonymous with church finances – tithing, stewardship, offering envelopes, pledging – turn up as “new” approaches to money and the church at different eras, and often with some controversy. These books are available through Cokesbury.com and Amazon.com. |
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