Church Health/Renewal/Revitalization Resources

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Barna, George.  The Second Coming of the Church: A Blueprint for Survival.  Ventura: Regal Books, 1998.

Buttry, Daniel.  Bring Your Church Back to Life: Beyond Survival Mentality.  Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1988.

Getz, Gene A.  Sharpening the Focus of the Church.  Rev. ed.  Wheaton: Victor Books, 1984.

Gleason, Michael.  Building on Living Stones: New Testament Patterns and Principles of Renewal.  Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1996.

Guder, Darrell L., ed.  Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America.  Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1998.

Hemphill, Ken.  The Antioch Effect: 8 Characteristics of Highly Effective Churches.  Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1999.

Herrington, Jim; Mike Bonem; and James H. Furr.  Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Hull, Bill.  7 Steps to Transform Your Church.  Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 199?.

Logan, Robert E., and Thomas T. Clegg.  Releasing Your Church's Potential: A Natural Church Development Resource Kit.  Carol Stream, Ill.: ChurchSmart Resources, 1998.

Macchia, Stephen A.  Becoming a Healthy Church: 10 Characteristics.  Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999.

Malphurs, Aubrey. Ministry Nuts and Bolts: What They Don't Teach Pastors in Seminary.  Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1997.  A shortened version of his other books on values, mission, vision, and strategy.

______________.  Pouring New Wine into Old Wineskins: How Change a Church without Destroying It.  Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1993.

McNeal, Reggie.  The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Mundey, Paul.  Unlocking Church Doors: 10 Keys to Positive Change.  Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997.

Ogden, Greg.  The New Reformation: Returning the Ministry to the People of God.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992.

Perry, Lloyd M., and Norman Shawchuck.  Revitalizing the Twentieth-Century Church.  Chicago: Moody Press, 1982.

Regele, Mike, with Mark Schultz.  Death of the Church.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995.

Roxburgh, Alan, with Mike Regele.  Crossing the Bridge: Church Leadership in a Time of Change.  Costa Mesa, Calif.: Percept Group, Inc., 2000.

Schaller, Lyle. E.  Discontinuity and Hope: Radical Change and the Path of the Future.  Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

Schwarz, Christian A.  Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches.  Carol Stream, Ill.: ChurchSmart Resources, 1996.

_________________.  Paradigm Shift in the Church: How Natural Church Development Can Transform Theological Thinking.  Carol Stream, Ill.: ChurchSmart Resources, 1999.

_________________.  The Threefold Art of Experiencing God: The Liberating Power of a Trinitarian Faith.  Carol Stream, Ill.: ChurchSmart Resources, 2000.

Schwarz, Christian A., and Christoph Schalk.  Implementation Guide to Natural Church Development.  Carol Stream, Ill.: ChurchSmart Resources, 1998.

Shawchuck, Norman, and Gustave Rath.  Benchmarks of Quality in the Church: 21 Ways to Continuously Improve the Content of Your Ministry.  Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.

Snyder, Howard A.  Radical Renewal: The Problem of Wineskins Today.  Houston: TOUCH Publications, 1996.

_______________.  Signs of the Spirit: How God Reshapes the Church.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1989.

Southerland, Dan.  Transitioning: Leading Your Church through Change.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000.

Spader, Dann, and Gary Mayes.  Growing a Healthy Church.  Chicago: Moody Press, 1991.

Steinke, Peter L.  Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach.  Bethesda, Md.: The Alban Institute, 1996.

____________.  How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems.  Bethesda, Md.:The Alban Institute, 1993.

Van Gelder, Craig.  The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit.  Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000.

Wagner, C. Peter.  Churchquake!: How the New Apostolic Reformation Is Shaking Up the Church as We Know It.  Ventura: Regal Books, 1999.

______________.  The Healthy Church.  Ventura: Regal Books, 1996.

Wagner, C. Peter, ed.  The New Apostolic Churches.  Ventura: Regal Books, 1997.

White, James Emery.  Rethinking the Church: A Challenge to Creative Resign in an Age of Transition.  Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997.

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