{"product_id":"better-together-9781118131305","title":"Better Together","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThousands of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations nearby thrive. Is there a way for them to combine forces, drawing on both their strengths, in ways that also increase their missional impact? Church merger consultant Jim Tomberlin, with co-writer Warren Bird, makes the case that mergers today work best not with two struggling churches but with a vital, momentum-filled lead church partnering with a joining church. In this new book, they provide a complete, practical, hands-on guide for church leaders of both struggling and vibrant churches so that they can understand the issues, develop strategies, and execute a variety of forms of merger for church expansion and renewal to reinvigorate declining churches and give them a second life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series xi  \u003cp\u003eForeword xiii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig Groeschel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The New Merger Landscape 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. God Is Doing Something New: Biblical Basis for Mergers 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Four Models for Healthy Mergers 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Missional, Multisite, Multiethnic, and Other Merger Motives 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: How Healthy Church Mergers Work 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Stages and Speed of a Merger 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. How to Measure Success 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Why Mergers Fail 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Financial and Legal Aspects of a Merger 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Personnel Changes 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Your Next Steps 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Determining Whether Your Church Is a Good Merger Candidate 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. How to Start the Merger Conversation 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Self-Assessment for Merger Readiness 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Exercise: Identifying Your Merger Issues 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Managing Pain and Change 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Where Do You Go from Here? 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendixes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Merger Process Checklist 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Example of Merger Issues to Resolve 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. FAQs Example from Bethany–Sun Valley Churches 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. FAQs Example from Ginghamsburg Church 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE. FAQs Example from Woodside Bible Church 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF . FAQs on Preparing for a Merger Vote 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG. Churches Named 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eH. Merger Research 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 243\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406834442583,"sku":"9781118131305","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118131305.jpg?v=1730497277","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/better-together-9781118131305","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}