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A design-thinking book for planting or redesigning churches and incubating a new generation of leaders.

Written by Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr, two experienced church planters and mentors, the book is full of wisdom, practical advice, and creative counsel. Instead of a business-model-as-usual approach, the authors challenge readers to begin with the raw materials of beliefs, values, individuals, teams, and culture, and to then move outwards to draw from a rich palette of real and potential church paradigms. This book is meant to provoke church leaders to think outside of the box and to imagine how their churches might better reflect the image and the mission of God in the world.

  • Contains a wealth of illustrative examples, charts, and other visual aides
  • Offers a creative practical perspective and a multi-disciplinary approach to establishing a new church or leading an existing one
  • Shows how to honor a church''s purpose while embracing its uniq

    Table of Contents

    Figures and Tables ix

    About Leadership Network xi

    Foreword by Alan Hirsch xiii

    Preface xvii

    1 The Once and Future Church 1

    2 Acknowledging Self 17

    3 Cultivating Community 33

    4 Patterns That Honor God 51

    5 Designing Around Beliefs 67

    6 Releasing Communitas 79

    7 Designing in Culture 95

    8 Embracing Culture 113

    9 A Palette of Models 125

    10 Discovering Congruency 145

    11 Organizing by Design 159

    12 A New Way of Organizing 177

    Notes 191

    Acknowledgments 201

    About the Authors 205

    Index 207

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 29/10/2009
      ISBN13: 9780470383179, 978-0470383179
      ISBN10: 0470383178
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A design-thinking book for planting or redesigning churches and incubating a new generation of leaders.

      Written by Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr, two experienced church planters and mentors, the book is full of wisdom, practical advice, and creative counsel. Instead of a business-model-as-usual approach, the authors challenge readers to begin with the raw materials of beliefs, values, individuals, teams, and culture, and to then move outwards to draw from a rich palette of real and potential church paradigms. This book is meant to provoke church leaders to think outside of the box and to imagine how their churches might better reflect the image and the mission of God in the world.

      • Contains a wealth of illustrative examples, charts, and other visual aides
      • Offers a creative practical perspective and a multi-disciplinary approach to establishing a new church or leading an existing one
      • Shows how to honor a church''s purpose while embracing its uniq

        Table of Contents

        Figures and Tables ix

        About Leadership Network xi

        Foreword by Alan Hirsch xiii

        Preface xvii

        1 The Once and Future Church 1

        2 Acknowledging Self 17

        3 Cultivating Community 33

        4 Patterns That Honor God 51

        5 Designing Around Beliefs 67

        6 Releasing Communitas 79

        7 Designing in Culture 95

        8 Embracing Culture 113

        9 A Palette of Models 125

        10 Discovering Congruency 145

        11 Organizing by Design 159

        12 A New Way of Organizing 177

        Notes 191

        Acknowledgments 201

        About the Authors 205

        Index 207

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