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The Connecting Church
Randy Frazee
Zondervan, 2001
Challenging but profound...
+ Diagnosing the Ills and Prescribing a (Structural) Cure to Weak Community
+ Essential Reading for All
This is the second time that I've read Randy Frazee's "The Connecting Church," and it has become a favorite of mine. I've read it both times with other people, and in both cases, there were folks who struggled with his concepts. His basic premise is that the American lifestyle, even (and maybe ...
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry: A Troubleshooting Guide for Church Leaders
Bill Donahue, Russ Robinson
Zondervan, 2005
Where are the potholes in this road?
+ The Seven Sins of Small Group Ministry
+ A useful tool for small group directors...
Why waste a year or two in your congregation's spiritual journey? Why drive blind into dangerous, program-breaking potholes if they are, in fact, already identified? This book is a great resource reflecting some gifted teachers who have looked back and debriefed about what could have been done ...
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Worth for its price
+ A good look at what companies can do to manage talent
+ Good to Great
+ Good to Great review
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Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture
Andy Stanley, Bill Willits
Multnomah Books, 2004
Creating Community
+ Creating Community, 5 Keys to Building a small Group Culture
+ Creating Cimmunity:Five Keys to Building Small group Culture
+ Great Application of the 7 Practices
+ Unbelievable resource for church builders
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How to Lead a Great Cell Group Meeting.. . So People Want to Come Back
Joel Comiskey, Joel, T. Comiskey
Touch Publications, 2001
An essential for cell group and cell churches
+ The greatest
This has got to be one of the most creative and informative books focusing on the cell group meeeting itself. Joel clearly delineates elements that bring life to a group where Christ is the center. Side Bars provide tips and thought provoking facts that can only improve cell life.
Joel, thank you ...
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The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups
Joseph R. Myers
Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2003
Small Groups Pastor's Perspective
+ My Search to Understand Community has Ended
+ a new framework for talking about belonging
+ New Way to Think About Relationships
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Building a Church of Small Groups: A Place Where Nobody Stands Alone
Bill Donahue, Russ Robinson
Zondervan, 2005
Everything you need to start a small group ministry
+ Developmental Principles
+ Great So Far
In the title to this review I said that it contains everything you need to start a small group ministry. By that, I don't mean to say that this book is the last word on small groups, nor do I mean to say that it has everything you will need to maintain and grow a small group ministry. However, ...
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Prepare Your Church for the Future
Carl F. George
Revell, 1991
Must-read book for churches that want to grow.
+ Important Model for Church Growth and Vitality
+ Best reason for small groups
+ Shows the way for vital churches in the 21st Century
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How to Be a Great Cell Group Coach: Practical Insight for Supporting and Mentoring Cell Group Leaders
Joel Comiskey
Cell Group Resources, 2003
Excellent Book - Must read for all cell church leaders
+ Cell coaching at its best
+ A Note from a Coach
+ Great coaching handy tool
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Leading from the Heart: A Cell Leader's Guide to Passionate Ministry
Michael C. MacK
Cell Group Resources, 2001
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Turning Members Into Leaders
Dave Earley
Touch Outreach Ministries, 2003
leadership development
This book is a great "how to" book documented by church successes that result in growth of individuals, groups, and churches.
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Nine Keys to Effective Small Group Leadership: How Lay Leaders Can Establish Dynamic and Healthy Cells, ...
Carl George, Warren Bird
Kingdom Publishing, 2001
This is the book on small groups that I hand out to pastors
+ Very Practical
+ Practical, thorough tool that helps Churches a lot
+ Nine Keys More than enough
+ Best book on Small Groups
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303 Icebreakers (Cell Leader Enrichment) (Cell Leader Enrichment)
Touch Publications, 2003
Beware - this is a religious book!!!
As a trainer, we purchased this book for our department not realizing all of the religious connotations. We were very disappointed with our purchase and felt that this item should have been clearly marked! Unfortunately it was recommended by Amazon when we were ordering other books for our ...
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Leading Life-Changing Small Groups
Bill Donahue
Zondervan, 2002
Help for all phases of small group life.
+ Good for beginning or refining small group ministry
+ Don't reinvent the wheel... this is the 'wheel'
+ Small group training manual
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Why Didn't You Warn Me?: How to Deal with Challenging Group Members (Small Group Help Guides)
Pat J. Sikora
Standard Publishing Company, 2007
Sikora Understands Problem Group Members Well
+ Practical and helpful
+ Leading A Small Group? Then You Need This Book
+ Training for the EGRs (Extra Grace Requireds)
+ Group Dramatics
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