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Think Like Jesus
George Barna
Thomas Nelson, 2005
Biblical Worldview 101
I was surprised when reading this title, for it is so much different than Barna's other works. Rather than citing statistics and displaying pie charts of religious demographics, the author describes the importance of a Biblical worldview and the basics of it. For me ...
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The Power of Vision
George Barna
Regal Books, 2003
Need Vision- Read this book
This book is an invaluable addition to any pastors library. Though brief, it gives a concise and pragmatic look at what vision is and how to implement it. Barna chips away at our misconceptions concerning vision and argues persuasively that it is the one ...
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User Friendly Churches: What Christians Need to Know About the Churches People Love To Go To
George Barna
Regal Books, 1991
Imperative for anyone interested in relevant ministry
Barna studied some of the most successful churches in America (defined as those growing rapidly while having a major impact on the lives of people). What he found provides a new definition of effective church ministry: remaining true to the Gospel while remaining ...
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Revolution
George Barna
BarnaBooks, 2005
Many Churches operate like a Business not a Ministry!
Many churches especally the larger they become are functioning like a big business enterprise and not a Ministry which was once relevant to the timeless Gospel message of the Cross. As an example in this consumer age of attracting self-focused & self-seeking crowds ...
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Revolutionary Parenting: What the Research Shows Really Works
George Barna
BarnaBooks, 2007
My top five book
This is one of my top 5 books for parenting. I appreciate George Barna's research - this is not just another person's opinions about how to raise our children to know and love God. He researched "spiritual champions" and their parents and presented us with the common ...
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The Power of Team Leadership: Achieving Success Through Shared Responsibility (Barna Reports)
George Barna
WaterBrook Press, 2001
Team Leadership
I enjoyed this book. It was required for a college class. It is one that I will keep, and not sell. I referenced back to it even after the class was over.
I also recommend The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork.
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Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions
George Barna
Regal Books, 2003
Challenges
The Barna Group has given me new insight to how important children's ministry really is. Armed with this I have encouraged our church to make Children's ministry it's priority for the future.
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Growing True Disciples: New Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ
George Barna
WaterBrook Press, 2001
A key study on discipleship for church leadership
This is the first George Barna book I have read, although I have heard of his writings in discussions within the church I attend. I look forward to reading more of his work. This was one of two texts used in my Discipleship Ministries course in my master's seminary ...
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Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about Faith, Churches, and Well-Meaning Christians
Jim Henderson, Matt Casper, ...
BarnaBooks, 2007
Rating The Churches is One Thing This Book Teaches Friendship
Jim has found a quality idea, instead of spending millions to make our churches "seeker sensitive" why don't we just ask outsiders. Are we as christians above focus groups? Basically what Jim Henderson has, is a one man focus group.
Of the ten chapters, its ...
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Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices
Frank Viola, George Barna
BarnaBooks, 2008
Fantastic Book, but the Sequel is Even Better
This is a fantastic book, but as the reviews show, it is controversial. Pastors who don't wish to see the church change and committed Roman Catholics will hate the book because it challenges their traditions. People who are interested to know where our traditions came ...
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How to Increase Giving in Your Church : A Practical Guide to the
George Barna
Regal Books, 1997
Chocked full of excellent advice and counsel
I was looking for advice on how to improve a stewardship program, but what I found was book that paves a path for building a dynamic congregation joyously returning time, treasures, and talents on which God's work is resourced to spread the Good News and change lives. ...
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Grow Your Church from the Outside in: Understanding the Unchurched and How to Reach Them
George Barna
Regal Books, 2002
Not just opinions solid research!
I hear a lot of people making comments like, "We don't need to reinvent the wheel, if it worked for Rick Warren..." and "People are looking for relevant worship" Do you know that practically none of the people I have met take research seriously enough?
Everyone ...
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Turn-Around Churches: How to Overcome Barriers to Growth and Bring New Life to an Established Church
George Barna
Regal Books, 1993
I was afraid to read this book
This is a very unique book. It doesn't look for churches that are success stories and then Barna writes why they have made it. Rather this a book that the author looks for churches that are "failures" and he tells us why and what it took to turn them around. He states ...
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Evangelism That Works: How to Reach Changing Generations With the Unchanging Gospel
George Barna
Regal Books, 1995
Evangelism -- The Door to Disciple-Making
This book is written by a popular, prolific, contemporary, for-profit pollster whose clients are primarily Christian agencies. The main thrust of this book is to distribute theolographic data pertinent to evangelism, which the author has obtained through his company, ...
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The Second Coming Of The Church
George Barna
Thomas Nelson, 1998
Great book - too bad you can't buy it
This is an excellent book. I borrowed it from a friend and read through it in two nights...couldn't put it down. Anyone who is starting a church or renewing the vision for their existing church should strongly consider using this book as a tool for direction, if you ...
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