In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne makes the case that closing the back door of your church is even more important than opening the front door wider. He offers a time-tested strategy for doing so: sermon-based small groups that dig deeper into the weekend message and tightly velcro members to the ministry. It’s a strategy that enabled Osborne’s congregation to grow from a handful of people to one of the larger churches in the nation—without any marketing or special programming. Sticky Church tells the inspiring story of North Coast Church’s phenomenal growth and offers practical tips for launching your own sermon-based small group ministry. Topics include: Why stickiness is so important Why most of our discipleship models don’t work very well Why small groups always make a church more honest and transparent What makes groups grow deeper and sticker over time Sticky Church is an ideal book for church leaders who want to start or retool their small group ministry—and velcro their congregation to the Bible and each other

Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series)

Osborne, Larry

Religion & Spirituality

Zondervan

Serving as a church leader can be a tough assignment. Whatever your role, odds are you’ve known your share of the frustration, conflict, and disillusionment that comes with silly turf battles, conflicting vision, and marathon meetings. No doubt, you’ve asked yourself, “How did it get this way?” With practical and accessible wisdom, Larry Osborne explains how it got this way. He exposes the hidden roadblocks, structures, and goofy thinking that sabotage even the best intentioned teams. Then with time-tested and proven strategies he shows what it takes to get (and keep) a board, staff, and congregation on the same page. Whatever your situation; from start-up phase, to mid-sized, to megachurch, Osborne has been there. As the pastor of North Coast Church he’s walked his board, staff, and congregation through the process. Now with warm encouragement and penetrating insights he shares his secrets to building and maintaining a healthy and unified ministry team that sticks together for the long haul.

Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page

Zealous faith can have a dangerous, dark side. While recent calls for radical Christians have challenged many to be more passionate about their faith, the down side can be a budding arrogance and self-righteousness that “accidentally” sneaks into our outlook.
In Accidental Pharisees, bestselling author Larry Osborne diagnoses nine of the most common traps that can ensnare Christians on the road to a deeper life of faith. Rejecting attempts to turn the call to follow Christ into a new form of legalism, he shows readers how to avoid the temptations of pride, exclusivity, legalism, and hypocrisy,
Larry reminds us that attempts to fan the flames of full-on discipleship and call people to Christlikeness should be rooted in love and humility. Christians stirred by calls to radical discipleship, but unsure how to respond, will be challenged and encouraged to develop a truly Christlike zeal for God.

Accidental Pharisees: Avoiding Pride, Exclusivity, and the Other Dangers of Overzealous Faith

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

Most books on innovation make it sound as if successful innovation is the end result of a carefully followed recipe. But the simple fact is that when it comes to any new venture, failure is the surest horse to bet on. Respected pastor and author, Larry Osborne, explains how understanding this dirty little secret behind innovation can bring both stability and creativity to organizations, especially those with teams of people that focus on innovation, creativity, new ideas, and problem-solving. Using the wisdom and principles found in this book, you will be free to lead dynamically without causing uncertainty or insecurity in your organization. In Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret, you’ll learn: <ul>
<li>How to foster innovation’s most powerful igniters and accelerators while avoiding the most common killers of innovation</li> <li>How to recognize and break through ceilings of complexity and competency</li> <li>The six pitfalls of growth and what you can do to avoid them</li> <li>The three questions every leader needs to ask before launching any new endeavor</li>
</ul>

Innovation's Dirty Little Secret: Why Serial Innovators Succeed Where Others Fail (Leadership Network Innovation Series)

Most books on change and innovation make it sound as if success is the end result of a carefully followed recipe. But the simple fact is that when it comes to any new venture, failure is the surest horse to bet on.
Respected pastor and author, Larry Osborne, explains how understanding this dirty little secret behind change and innovation can bring both stability and creativity to organizations, especially those with teams of people that focus on innovation, creativity, new ideas, and problem-solving. Using the wisdom and principles found in this book, you will be free to lead dynamically without causing uncertainty or insecurity in your organization.
In Sticky Leader, you’ll learn:
<ul>
<li>How to foster innovation’s most powerful igniters and accelerators while avoiding the most common killers of innovation</li>
<li>How to recognize and break through ceilings of complexity and competency</li>
<li>The six pitfalls of growth and what you can do to avoid them</li>
<li>The three questions every leader needs to ask before launching any new endeavor</li>
</ul>

Sticky Leaders: The Secret to Lasting Change and Innovation (Leadership Network Innovation Series)

How can you fulfill your calling as a ministry leader and help your church experience vitality? Learn from those who have gone before you.The Leadership Network Innovation Series Pack presents case studies and insights from leading practitioners and pioneering churches that are successfully navigating the ever-changing streams of spiritual renewal in modern society. Each book offers real stories about real leaders in real churches doing real ministry. Readers gain honest and thorough analyses, transferable principles, and clear guidance on how to put proven ideas to work in their individual setting. This value pack includes all 16 volumes in the Leadership Network Innovation Series.

Leadership Network Innovation Series Pack: Complete 16-Volume Set

Driscoll, Mark

Bird, Warren

Browning, Dave

Ferguson, Dave

Ferguson, Jon

Harney, Kevin G.

Bishop, John

Pope, Randy

Rizzo, Dino

Beshore, Laurie

McBean, Teresa J.

Surratt, Geoff

Ligon, Greg

DeYmaz, Mark

Swanson, Elizabeth A.

Li, Harry

Gibbons,Dave

Sheppard, Jim

Willard, Chris

Bramlett, Eric

Pastor, author, and leadership consultant unpacks instruction for church leaders found in 1 Peter 5:1-4 where they are exhorted to shepherd the flock among them.
Some instruction is timeless. Regardless of the age in which we live, certain instruction carries no expiration on its relevance. Pastor, author, and leadership consultant, Larry Osborne has discovered this to be the case with instruction on how to be a good leader. The best, most practical advice comes from the Bible, and in particular, 1 Peter 5:1-4. It's in this short passage where leaders are exhorted to shepherd the flock among them.
Unfortunately, most modern leaders have precious little experience tending sheep, and many of the implications that were well understood when Peter penned these words are lost on today's reader. Osborne finds the parallels to be numerous, well-worth reviewing and understanding anew.
A shepherd leads them to water even when they fear it. A shepherd never allows one sick lamb to destroy the flock. A shepherd lays down his life for his sheep . . .
When leaders truly understand Peter's words of exhortation to lead like a shepherd, then they will begin to see the path that leads them to Leading Well.

Lead Like a Shepherd: The Secret to Leading Well

Thomas Nelson

An updated edition with two all-new chapters, a new introduction, and a fresh look, this book challenges widely accepted ideas about what it means to know God and offers fresh paths for pursuing genuine spirituality. This practical guide speaks to those who are weary of formulaic faith or who are haunted by nagging doubts about the church, as well as those who find the traditional spiritual disciplines impractical or even agonizing because of their personal wiring. Easy to read but filled with challenging ideas, this book provides a spiritual foundation for pastors and teachers, committed Christians, and anyone interested in discovering God for themselves but wary of predictable paths.

A Contrarian's Guide to Knowing God: Spirituality for the Rest of Us

Multnomah

Ninguna persona busca edificar su fe sobre mitos y leyendas urbanas espirituales. Pero, de alguna manera estas mentiras surgen en la forma que lo cristianos piensan acerca de su vida y de Dios. Millones de personas asumen estas ideas y creencias tontas como verdades infalibles, hasta que la vida les prueba lo contrario. El triste resultado es a menudo un desastre espiritual, la confusión, sentirse traicionado, desconfianza en las Escrituras, perdida de la fe y rabia contra Dios y la iglesia. Pero no tiene que ser así. En este libro práctico y encantadoramente personal, el respetado maestro de la Biblia, Larry Osborne, enfrenta diez tontas y peligrosas creencias ampliamente generalizadas como:* La fe puede solucionar cualquier problema* Dios trae la buena suerte* Perdonar significa olvidar* Todo pasa por una razón* La santidad en el hogar garantiza hijos buenos... y más.Prepárese para ser asombrado, encontrar alivio y ser inspirado en las páginas de 10 Cosas tontas que creen los cristianos inteligentes. Porque la verdad nos debe hacer libres... no hacernos daño.

10 cosas tontas que creen los cristianos inteligentes: ¿Las leyendas urbanas y los mitos dominicales están dañando tu fe? (Spanish Edition)

Vida

As a pastor what should you strive for? Congregational approval? High attendance figures? Significant weekly offerings? How can you deal with the need to succeed and the fear of failure?

Measuring Up-Mastering Minstry: The Need to Succeed and the Fear of Failure (Pressure Points)

Briscoe, Stuart

Larson, Knute

Multnomah Books

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