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2006 Illinois District Council
  Rating: 4 stars Last Updated: 5/23/06  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Planning
Here is the official recap of the 84th Illinois District Council.

The Barna Group
  Rating: 4 stars Last Updated: 11/14/05
Leadership  >  Planning
Through its five divisions, The Barna Group provides primary research (The Barna Research Group); communications tools (BarnaFilms); printed resources (BarnaBooks); leadership development for young people (The Josiah Corps); and church facilitation

OnlineRev - Partnering With Pastors
  Rating: 4 stars Last Updated: 11/7/05
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
he purpose of OnlineRev: To help you—as a church leader—change lives and redefine the way ministry is done. In our postmodern world, it's obvious that times are changing quickly, and we must evaluate things more often in our churches. People want to

Church Central
  Rating: 4 stars Last Updated: 11/5/05
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
Church growth and church health resources, research and news.

Steps to Identifying & Encouraging Young Timothys
  Rating: 4 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Mentoring
communicate to young leaders Reprinted by permission, Rev Magazine, copyright 2003,Group Publishing, Inc., Box 481, Loveland CO 80539. J.R. Briggs is the pastor of Pierced Chapel, a ministry of Woodmen Valley Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado,

Taking Time to sharpen your saw (Communicator Winter 2002)
  Rating: 4 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
Suppose while walking through the woods, you come upon a man working feverishly to saw down a tree.
"What are you doing?" you ask.
"Can't you see?" comes the reply. "I'm sawing down this tree."
"You look exhausted!" you exclaim.


The Pastor's Role as Change Agent
  Rating: 4 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
"Seventy-four percent of American churches are either plateaued or in decline. Twenty-five percent are growing, but their growth is through transfer growth. Only one percent of our churches are growing through new converts." Quote by Leonard Sweet

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 3/13/08
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
Excellent book on connecting with others and networking. Many transferrable principles. A new century version of "How to win friends and influence people."

Leaders Unlimited
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 8/7/07
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
This site is just for women who are ministering in their church or community! Encouragement, leadership tips, ideas, and personal stories to enrich your life and ministry! Also includes several links to other resource sites!

Ten Lessons Learned While Killing a Church
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
Joe and Deborah Oakley began a church 10 years ago called The Love of Christ Community Church (TLC for short.) The church grew rapidly, but then stagnated and declined until the church was closed. Since then, the Oakleys have planted another

How to Foster Trust and Security in Leadership (Communicator Fall 2002)
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Arthur Andersen, and Martha Stewart -- a partial list of names in the news contributing to an erosion of trust in leadership and causing severe ramifications for corporate America.
Broken trust is causing many employees to

12 Distinctives of a Healthy Church
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 9/13/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
What defines a healthy church? Gary Blanchard is the Assistant Superintendent and Executive Secretary for the Illinois Assemblies of God in Carlinville.

Communicator newsletter Feb 06
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 2/27/06  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
Read the February 2006 Communicator, which includes minister and church updates, upcoming events, and other resources for Illinois church leaders.

Purposeful Proximity–Jesus’ Model of Mentoring
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 11/8/05
Leadership  >  Mentoring
First there was Sister Kach. She played the accordion, walked slightly slower than the speed of light, and cried whenever she mentioned the nations. Jesus had, without invitation, interrupted my adamantly atheistic worldview...

Managing the Local Church
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 11/5/05
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
This 2-part series from Enrichment Journal provides a collection of themed articles for helping manage the church.

Part I - Enrichment Journal (Fall

7 Reasons Churches Need A Strategic Plan
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Planning
"A good strategic plan will help put feet to your theology."

A Syllabus for Excellence
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
"What can your church ministry become when everyone, from pulpit to parking lot, from classroom to kitchen, is committed to excelling?"

7 Defining Qualities of Kinetic Leaders
  Rating: 3 stars Last Updated: 9/13/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
"How well do you remember your high school physics class? Ready for a test? Define kinetic energy. Answer: Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Any object that has motion has kinetic energy. The amount of translational kinetic energy an

Developing the Art of Being Mentored
  Rating: 2 stars Last Updated: 2/3/12
Leadership  >  Mentoring
Article by the late Fred Smith on how to be a good student for your mentor.

Leading an Effective Children’s Ministry Team
  Rating: 2 stars Last Updated: 1/26/06
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
"Leading a dynamic team takes energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to empower others. It has been said that a leader is someone with a magnet in his heart and a compass in his head. As you lead an effective and dynamic team, there are seven

Net Results
  Rating: 2 stars Last Updated: 11/5/05
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
New ideas in church vitality.

Net Results, Inc., provides practical insights and methods through
· a monthly journal, Net Results, with readers in more than 80 denominations
·workshops and consultations for congregations and

Connection Power
  Rating: 2 stars Last Updated: 11/5/05
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
ConnectionPower is the premier provider of visitor connection and member integration solutions that produce proven, immediate church growth.

We bundle 20 years of best practices, lessons learned and research in assimilation involving

The Best of...Church Boards (Communicator Spring 2004)
  Rating: 2 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Pastor/Board Relations
Illinois Presbyters Earl Thornton, Mark Johnson, and Mike Massey share their thoughts on the role of church boards.

Leadership Lessons for Times of Crisis (Communicator 2001)
  Rating: 2 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05
Leadership  >  Becoming a Leader
"Common ineffective responses include ignoring the situation hoping that it will go away, blaming something or someone else, or underestimating the overall impact of the crisis."

How Long is Long Enough? (Communicator Fall 2004)
  Rating: 2 stars Last Updated: 9/14/05  File Type: pdf
Leadership  >  Church Revitalization
7 Tell-Tale Indicators of Transistion

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