The Agile Church

Author : Dwight J. Zscheile
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819229786

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The Agile Church by Dwight J. Zscheile Pdf

Brings theological insights together with cutting-edge thinking on organizational innovation to help churches flourish in a time of profound uncertainty and spiritual opportunity. In today’s dynamic cultural environment, churches have to be more than faithful—they have to be agile. That means embracing processes of trial, failure, and adaptation as they form Christian community with new neighbors. And that means a whole new way of being church. Taking one page from the Bible and another from Silicon Valley, priest and scholar Dwight Zscheile brings theological insights together with cutting-edge thinking on organizational innovation to help churches flourish in a time of profound uncertainty and spiritual opportunity. Picking up where his bestseller, People of the Way left off, Zscheile answers urgent and practical questions around how churches become agile and adaptive to meet cultural change.

Author : Dwight Zscheile
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819229779

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The Agile Church by Dwight Zscheile Pdf

In today's dynamic cultural environment, churches have to be more than faithful--they have to be agile. That means embracing processes of trial, failure, and adaptation as they form Christian community with new neighbors. And that means a whole new way of being church. Taking one page from the Bible and another from Silicon Valley, priest and scholar Dwight Zscheile brings theological insights together with cutting-edge thinking on organizational innovation to help churches flourish in a time of profound uncertainty and spiritual opportunity. Picking up where his recent bestseller, People of the Way left off, Zscheile answers urgent and practical questions around how churches become agile and adaptive to meet cultural change. Cutting-edge leadership theory, approaches, and techniques for churches Skillfully addresses both academic and church audiences Study guide included

Author : Stefan Paas
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467446181

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Church Planting in the Secular West by Stefan Paas Pdf

An expert study of church planting in the most secular part of contemporary Europe In this book Stefan Paas offers thoughtful analysis of reasons and motives for missionary church planting in Europe, and he explores successful and unsuccessful strategies in that post-Christian secularized context. Drawing in part on his own involvement with planting two churches in the Netherlands, Paas explores confessional motives, growth motives, and innovation motives for church planting in Europe, tracing them back to different traditions and reflecting on them from theological and empirical perspectives. He presents examples from the European context and offers sound advice for improving existing missional practices. Paas also draws out lessons for North America in a chapter coauthored with Darrell Guder and John Franke. Finally, Paas weaves together the various threads in the book with a theological defense of church planting. Presenting new research as it does, this critical missiological perspective will add significantly to a fuller understanding of church planting in our contemporary context.

Author : Dwight Zscheile,Michael Binder,Tessa Pinkstaff
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506488776

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Leading Faithful Innovation by Dwight Zscheile,Michael Binder,Tessa Pinkstaff Pdf

What might God be up to amid the seismic changes the church and our culture are undergoing? What opportunities will congregations encounter if they rediscover and follow God's leading? Leading Faithful Innovation offers a practical, hands-on approach to addressing this challenge, a process that culminates in the hope that comes from following the Spirit. Dwight Zscheile, Michael Binder, and Tessa Pinkstaff build on Scripture, theology, and the latest leadership and change theories to guide church leaders on a journey toward grassroots, participatory spiritual growth. This faithful innovation begins with a three-step process: listening to God and to each other, acting so we can learn, and sharing our stories in community. Real-life stories and supportive spiritual practices make each step toward effective change accessible and actionable. The book then examines how these steps change the culture of a church, establishing a new, biblically grounded way of being church. The authors present leadership practices that invite readers to redefine their leadership identity, accept the loss of their role as the primary driver of their congregation, and discover new hope and possibility. These topics are again fleshed out with real-life stories and undergirded by suggested practices. Throughout the book, the authors demonstrate that faithful innovation is not another program or an add-on to what readers are already doing. It is a path to a new normal. It is an ongoing way of following God that allows the Spirit of God to drive the energy among the people of the church.

Author : Robert Alexander Shafto Adair (1st baron Waveney.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590003822

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The established Church of Ireland, past and future. With a repr. of 'Ireland and her servile war'. by Robert Alexander Shafto Adair (1st baron Waveney.) Pdf

Author : Robert Alexander Shafto ADAIR (Baron Waveney.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023057432

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The Established Church of Ireland, Past and Future. With a Reprint of “Ireland and Her Servile War,” Etc by Robert Alexander Shafto ADAIR (Baron Waveney.) Pdf

Author : Scott Cormode
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493426959

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The Innovative Church by Scott Cormode Pdf

The church as we know it is calibrated for a world that no longer exists. It needs to recalibrate in order to address the questions that animate today's congregants. Leading congregational researcher Scott Cormode explores the role of Christian practices in recalibrating the church for the twenty-first century, offering church leaders innovative ways to express the never-changing gospel to their ever-changing congregations. The book has been road-tested with over one hundred churches through the Fuller Youth Institute and includes five questions that guide Christian leaders who wish to innovate.

Author : Raven Catlin,Ceciliana Watkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119693321

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Agile Auditing by Raven Catlin,Ceciliana Watkins Pdf

Master new, disruptive technologies in the field of auditing Agile Auditing: Fundamentals and Applications introduces readers to the applications and techniques unlocked by tested and proven agile project management principles. This book educates readers on an approach to auditing that emphasizes risk-based auditing, collaboration, and speedy delivery of meaningful assurance assessments while ensuring quality results and a focus on the areas that pose the greatest material risks to the business under audit. The discipline of auditing has been forever changed via the introduction of new technologies, including: Machine learning Virtual Conferencing Process automation Data analytics Hugely popular in software development, the agile approach is just making its way into the field of audit. This book provides concrete examples and practical solutions for auditors who seek to implement agile techniques and methods. Agile Auditing is perfect for educators, practitioners, and students in the auditing field who are looking for ways to introduce greater levels of efficiency and effectiveness to their discipline.

Author : Afe Adogame,Chad M. Bauman,Damaris Parsitau,Jeaney Yip
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781003861102

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The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches by Afe Adogame,Chad M. Bauman,Damaris Parsitau,Jeaney Yip Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches provides a survey of global megachurch phenomena, with an international slate of authors introducing existing and emerging research on a wide variety of relevant topics. Over the past decade, the field of megachurch studies has matured and become global in its scope and orientation. The Handbook offers 33 chapters by top scholars in the field, focusing in particular on: The location, demographic nature, and transnational connections of megachurches. Megachurch worship, hermeneutics, and theology (in theory and practice). Megachurch institutional dynamics. The various ways that megachurches have both influenced and been influenced by their social contexts in terms of class, age, gender, sexuality, and pop culture. The Handbook's interdisciplinary orientation makes it essential reading for sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, media specialists, pop culture observers, business strategists, leadership consultants, marketing analysts, scholars of religion, and Christian historians, theologians, and missiologists. Experienced scholars of megachurches will gain valuable insight into aspects of megachurch research beyond their own specializations. Scholars new to the field will find the chapters useful as signposts for where to begin their own academic exploration. Christian pastors and laypeople will learn more about this increasingly prominent and influential form of their faith.

Author : Aaron A. Blair
Publisher : Canadian Scholars
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781773382142

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Agile Project Delivery by Aaron A. Blair Pdf

Agile Project Delivery reviews how different Agile methods can be applied to project delivery in complex corporate environments beyond the Agile Manifesto’s original scope of software development. Taking readers through a typical project lifecycle, the text demonstrates how Agile techniques can be applied to each phase of a project using valuable tools and examples. Agile Project Delivery covers various approaches that are used across the many methodologies and frameworks that are part of the Agile family, including Scrum, XP, and Crystal, as well as some of Agile’s influences, such as Lean and Kanban. Agile Project Delivery also provides readers with advanced instructions for using Atlassian’s industry-leading Agile software, Jira. Bridging the gap between Agile methodology and application, this concise guide features practical delivery approaches, engaging case studies, useful templates to assist in Agile application, and chapter discussion questions to reinforce understanding on how to harness the benefits of Agile. With a focus on settings outside of software development and an accessible, pragmatic approach, Agile Project Delivery is an invaluable resource for students in any project management course, as well as for both aspiring and experienced project practitioners.

Author : Satinder K. Dhiman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000806557

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The Routledge Companion to Leadership and Change by Satinder K. Dhiman Pdf

The unique leadership challenges organizations face throughout the world call for a renewed focus on what constitutes "authentic, inclusive, servant, transformational, principled, values-based, and mindful" leadership. Traditional approaches rarely provide a permeating or systematic framework to garner a sense of higher purpose or nurture deeper moral and spiritual dimensions of leaders. Learning to be an effective leader requires a deep personal transformation, which is not easy. This text provides guidelines in a variety of settings and contexts while presenting best practices in successfully leading the twenty-first century workforce and offering strategies and tools to lead change effectively in the present-day boundary-less work environment. Given the ever-growing, widespread importance of leadership and its role in initiating change, this will be a key reference work in the field of leadership and change management in business. The uniqueness of this book lies in its anchorage in the moral and spiritual dimension of leadership, an approach most relevant for contemporary times and organizations. It represents an important milestone in the perennial quest for discovering the best leadership models and change practices to suit the contemporary organizations. Designed to be a resource for scholars, practitioners, teachers and students seeking guidance in the art and science of leadership and change management, this will be an invaluable reference for libraries with collections in business, management, sports, history, politics, law, and psychology. It will present essential strategies for leading and transforming corporations, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and various nonprofit organizations. It brings the research on leadership and change management up to date, while mapping its terrain and extending the scope and boundaries of this field in an inclusive and egalitarian manner.

Author : Brian Beckstrom
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978706040

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Leading Lutheran Higher Education in a Secular Age by Brian Beckstrom Pdf

Lutheran colleges and universities occupy a distinctive space in American higher education. In an age where the dividing line between sacred and secular has become blurred, Brian Beckstrom argues that their "rooted and open" approach, combined with adaptive theological leadership, could be the best hope for faith based higher education. To do so, he provides an overview of Lutheran higher education, its history, and identity, and combines surveys of students, faculty, and staff at Lutheran institutions with leadership theory and theological reflection. Leaders at Lutheran colleges and universities will find it to be helpful in understanding their mission, identity, and vocation in a secular age, and navigating the changing cultural environment that challenges the church and higher education alike.

Author : Willam Welsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Women in church work
ISBN : UVA:X001197932

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Women Helpers in the Church by Willam Welsh Pdf

Author : First Congregational Church in Exeter (Exeter, N.H.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086341468

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The First Church in Exeter, New Hampshire by First Congregational Church in Exeter (Exeter, N.H.) Pdf

Author : John Taylor] [Perry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015069284811

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The First Church in Exeter, New Hampshire by John Taylor] [Perry Pdf