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  • Quietly Courageous

    Leading the Church in a Changing World

    by Gil Rendle ...
    The changing dynamics of contemporary church life are well-known, but what’s less well-known is how leaders can work most effectively in this new context. In Quietly Courageous, esteemed minister and congregational consultant Gil Rendle offers practical guidance to leaders—both lay and ordained—on leading churches today. Rendle encourages leaders to stop focusing on the past and instead focus ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Transforming Conflict

    The Blessings of Congregational Turmoil

    by Dr. Terasa G. Cooley ...
    Conflict is endemic to congregational life. Because congregations exist to help us find meaning and purpose, we find it difficult to realize that not everyone shares our understanding or approach. Many of us have cultural backgrounds that teach us that conflict is bad or to be avoided. Conflict Transformation, on the other hand, treats conflict as an opportunity to learn and grow, both ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Journey in the Wilderness

    New Life for Mainline Churches

    by Gil Rendle ...
    The last forty years have seen transitions in mainline churches that feel, for many, like a journey into the wilderness. Yet God is calling us in this moment, not to grieve over the changes we have experienced but to hear the call to a new mission, and a new faithfulness.In Journey in the Wilderness, Gil Rendle draws on decades as a pastor and church consultant to point a way into a hopeful future ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Holy Conversations

    Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations

    by Gil Rendle, Alice Mann ...
    Planning can be challenging in the contemporary congregation, where people share a common faith and values but may have very different preferences and needs. Much of the literature on congregational planning presents it as a technical process: the leader serves as the chief problem solver, and the goal is finding “the solution to the problem.”Popular Alban consultants and authors Gil Rendle and ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Countercultural

    Subversive Resistance and the Neighborhood Congregation

    by Gil Rendle ...
    After decades of anti-institutionalism, here is a book that is honest about the importance of congregations and our need for them in our lives. Despite our lack of trust in institutions, we cannot live without them and still hope to live together in communities, let alone a nation. For important reasons our neighborhood institutions of religion (congregations) hold hope not found in other places. ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • Doing the Math of Mission

    Fruits, Faithfulness, and Metrics

    by Gil Rendle ...
    Over the past ten years, the North American mission field has experienced dramatic changes, which in turn have required congregations, middle judicatories, and denominations to adapt. Among these adaptations is an expectation for clear goals and quantified progress towards those goals. Church leaders who have never needed to measure their goals and progress with metrics may find this change ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • Behavioral Covenants in Congregations

    A Handbook for Honoring Differences

    by Gil Rendle ...
    This down-to-earth workbook gets to the heart of modern congregational life: how to live creatively together despite differences of age, race, culture, opinion, gender, theological or political position. Alban Senior Consultant Gil Rendle explains how to grow by valuing our differences rather than trying to ignore or blend them. He describes a method of establishing behavioral covenants that ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Back to Zero

    The Search to Rediscover the Methodist Movement

    by Gil Rendle ...
    The lifeblood of the United Methodist is passion rather than organizational neatness, entrepreneurial freedom rather than denominational restraint, and agility rather than staid institutional dependence. But if United Methodists want to change and be the church we say we want to be, what must we risk and how can we challenge current practices?At the heart of becoming a spiritual movement once ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • When Moses Meets Aaron

    Staffing and Supervision in Large Congregations

    by Susan Beaumont, Gil Rendle ...
    With the number of large congregations rising in the U.S., these congregations are increasingly dependent upon a greater number of staff to meet the needs of their diverse collection of members. As leaders of multi-staff teams, senior clergy must play the dual role of both Moses and Aaron--both visionary and detail-oriented leader--in order for their large congregations to thrive. They need to be ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

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  • Saying No to Say Yes

    Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence

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  • A Pastor's Toolbox

    Management Skills for Parish Leadership

    Edited by Paul A. Holmes ...
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