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A book that rewrote the rules of church development once and for all. When the first edition was published in 1996, it didn't only spark an intense international discussion, but also initiated processes of change in countless churches around the globe. Meanwhile, the fruit can be studied in more than 70,000 churches worldwide. The book has been published in 36 language versions. These are pre-2006 gently used editions. All the original content at a great price!
Your 3 main benefits:
1. Learn from the most comprehensive church growth research ever done
2. Develop the ability to separate fact from fiction
3. Apply the principles of healthy churches to your own situation
Color Your World with Natural Church Development
By Christian A. Schwarz
Learn how churches can assess their health and ability to become healthier. Chart a personal growth path in the light of the eight quality characteristics. Understand the Trinitarian Compass and color balance, the organic growth forces, the 8 characteristics of quality that different healthy growing churches from those in decline or stagnated, the NCD Survey tool and processes.
Get started on the NCD journey – individually, or as a congregation. Color balance is at the heart of spiritual growth!
The All By Itself Pathway invites you into a 90-minute encounter with Christian A. Schwarz, the founder and head of the Institute for Natural Church Development (NCD). Christian will reduce the discoveries of two decades of research in tens of thousands of churches to a handful of personal action steps. While countless churches have implemented individual aspects of Natural Church Development, the majority have yet to discover the strategic key that Christian calls the All By Itself Pathway—consistently living in line with the unique gifts, energies, and resources that God has already granted you and your church.
The All By Itself Pathway is available in a growing number of denominational versions (presently Anglican, Adventist, and Salvation Army), reflecting experiences with Natural Church Development within the respective denominations and demonstrating how NCD contributes to renewing churches by leading them back to their own spiritual roots.
The book addresses three basic questions:
1. How can your church grow in quality and quantity regardless of unfavorable trends in society?
2. How can you have the greatest impact on your church regardless of your level of responsibility?
3. How can you maximize your fruitfulness in all areas of life regardless of your present starting point?
NOW! empowers you to deal with the challenges of everyday life transformation. The author’s invitation: “Devote eight hours of your time—four for receiving and four for sharing—to develop inner resources that will power up your ministry effectiveness for the rest of your life. You will be enabled to approach any challenge (be it at your job, in your family, at your church, etc.) in such a way that the transforming power of God will be released.”
The three main topics of the book:
1. How to be an energy transformer
2. How to be a multiplier
3. The secret of ongoing growth
Around the globe, thousands of churches have experienced the power of the “six growth forces” that are taught by Natural Church Development: interdependence, multiplication, energy transformation, sustainability, symbiosis, and fruitfulness. While some people are inclined to regard these principles as a rather abstract theory, this book proves the very opposite: Each of the 80 insightful stories that the author has collected around the world demonstrates how the growth forces have worked—and how they could work in your context as well.
Your 3 main benefits:
1. Learn from the experiences of church leaders around the globe
2. Work smarter rather than harder, to achieve more in less time
3. Experience the power of all-by-itself growth in all areas of your life
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