<p>It is estimated that 80 percent of churches are either stalled or in decline. In Church Morph, internationally known church observer Eddie Gibbs goes beyond an analysis of causes to show how many churches and faith communities are actually breaking the downward trend. He expertly maps current converging church movementsemerging and missional churches, mainline renewal groups, megachurches, urban mission, new monasticism, alternative worship, and expanding networksand offers a positive assessment of the reshaping of today's church. The core of the book identifies trends and movements that provide signs of the kingdom and reveals how different faith communities are working out what it means to be "church" in a changing world. This stimulating and encouraging book will appeal to pastors, church leaders, and students interested in ministry, the emerging church, Christianity and culture, and mission. Excerpt The morphing of the church relates to the church transitioning to a new identity as a missional presence in the West. There is a growing realization among leaders committed to mission that the challenge will not be adequately met by adding new programs to ensure the local church, or a denomination's, institutional survival. Such leaders are talking about an unfettered reimagining of the church, resulting in a comprehensive change in its selfunderstanding and its reconfiguration.Frequently the term "deconstruction" is used by radical voices within the emergent church. But this technical term is often misunderstood, being perceived as too threatening and confrontational. It is heard to imply demolition and destruction, which is not what is intended. Deconstruction refers to a particular method of literary criticism that seeks to get behind the text to reveal the embedded assumptions. Among Emerging Church leaders, "deconstruction" signifies, not destruction, but a breakthrough. It means to</p>

ChurchMorph: How Megatrends Are Reshaping Christian Communities (Allelon Missional Series)

Gibbs, Eddie

Religion & Spirituality

Baker Academic

In Name Only: Tackling the Problem of Nominal Christianity

Worship & Devotion

Baker Pub Group

I Believe in Church Growth

W.B. Eerdmans

<ul><li>A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year</li></ul> What will the church be next? CHANGE IS NOW. Competition from nontraditional and Eastern religions join with the pressures of both modernism and postmodernism to squeeze Christianity. While new church models have sprung up to meet these challenges, they each have strengths and limitations. Eddie Gibbs, a well-known church strategist and practitioner, candidly analyzes these models while proposing nine areas in which the church will need to transform to be biblically true to its message and its mission to the world. With vigor and insight Gibbs shows how we can move <ul>
<li>from living in the past to engaging the present</li>
<li>from being market driven to being mission oriented</li>
<li>from following celebrities to encountering saints</li>
<li>from holding dead orthodoxy to nurturing living faith</li>
<li>from attracting a crowd to seeking the lost</li>
</ul> Here is a book that brings together deep understanding of the quantum shifts taking place in our culture along with concrete suggestions for implementing a proactive mission strategy.

ChurchNext: Quantum Changes in How We Do Ministry

<ul><li>Voted "Best Outreach Leadership Training Finalist" in the Third Annual Year's Best Outreach Resources for 2005</li></ul> Our culture is constantly changing, often faster than we can adapt to it. Christian leaders struggle not only to acquire new skills and insights but also to unlearn what they already know. As both the church and the world change, so too must Christian leaders and their very notions of leadership. Veteran church growth expert Eddie Gibbs maps out how Christian leadership must change in light of new global realities. Styles of leadership are changing, from hierarchies to networks and from compartmentalization to connectivity. Gibbs assesses the dynamics of leadership teams, identifies healthy leadership traits, and looks to how new leaders are identified and developed. This incisive analysis is a comprehensive resource for current and emerging leaders serving in churches, parachurch organizations and beyond.

LeadershipNext: Changing Leaders in a Changing Culture

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

<p>These days, everybody wants the latest killer app for successful ministry. But ministry is not plug-and-play technology. It is an art cultivated over a long-term journey of faithfulness and perseverance. In his most intimate book yet, Eddie Gibbs articulates a personal philosophy of ministry born from his storied career in teaching and pastoral ministry. Through images from his own life and family, Gibbs shows how effective ministry is a matter of walking slowly with the family of God, overcoming hurdles and facing challenges together. He explains how the early church offers helpful networking models for connecting in a fragmented technological age. Linking fresh biblical exposition with our contemporary realities, Gibbs gives practical advice for welcoming people into the family and helping them live out God's intentions for them. If you want your ministry to last, learn from those who have gone the distance. Discover here insights that will help you lead and serve for the long haul.</p>

The Journey of Ministry: Insights from a Life of Practice

Church Next: Quantum Changes In Christian Ministry

Coffey, Ian

Holy Land Travel Diary

Chariot Victor Pub.

Followed or Pushed?: Understanding and Leading Your Church

Fuller Seminary Bookstore

In name only: Tackling the problem of nominal christianity

BridgePoint

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