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The basics of congregational culture. Why leaders should read this book : the importance of culture -- What are we talking about? : the definition of culture -- What we do : the church's expression of culture -- Why we do what we do : the church's cultural values -- What we believe : the church's beliefs -- How we respond : the church's relationship to culture -- Part 2. Reading congregational culture. Reading the church : understanding its culture apple -- Reading the pastor : discovering the pastor's culture -- Part 3. Shaping congregational culture. The church planter as culture architect : creating a new church culture -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 1 preparation -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 2 personnel -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 3 the process -- The church pastor as culture blender : adopting established church cultures -- Appendixes. Behaviors audit -- Core values audit -- Core values statements -- Beliefs audit -- Faith statement -- The culture matrix : beliefs, values, behavior -- Spiritual maturity audit -- Character assessment for leadership -- Spiritual gifts inventory for leaders -- Temperament indicator 1 -- The personal profile : the persuader pattern -- Temperament indicator 2 -- Temperament indicator 2 : further explanation -- Implementation team worksheet. \r\n \tAbstract\t\"Before you can lead your church, you have to know your church. Pastoral ministry is challenging work. It is made even more challenging when a pastor ignores the church's 'congregational culture' when seeking to minister to members or implement changes. Just as a pastor studies to interpret the Scriptures, he or she must also interpret the local church culture to better understand and move the church toward accomplishing its mission and vision. In Look Before You Lead, trusted church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows pastors how to read their church's unique local culture, how to change or revitalize it, and even how to combine two cultures when one church adopts another. This unique resource approaches leadership and discernment from a solid, biblical perspective and includes a number of helpful appendixes that are key to reading and understanding the culture.\"--Publisher description.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Look who's talking! : a guide for lay speakers in the church","author":"Sleeth, R. E.","isbn":"0687226309","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Abingdon Press"},"datePublished":"1977","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Nashville\n\nPhysical description: 126 pages ; 19 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Looking for God in all the right places \/ Florence Littauer.","author":"Littauer, F.","isbn":"0849930839","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Word Books"},"datePublished":null,"inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references (page 251).\n\nPublished in: Waco, Tex.\n\nPhysical description: 253 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Lord of the impossible \/ Lloyd John Ogilvie.","author":"Ogilvie, Lloyd J.","isbn":"0687227100","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Abingdon Press"},"datePublished":"1984","inLanguage":"English","description":"Nothing is impossible -- Abraham -- The willful wrestler -- Jacob -- Let God be God -- Joseph -- The Lord never forgets -- Moses, God's man -- The Lord of the impossible -- Moses, the deliverer -- Fresh grace -- Moses, the leader -- The ultimate miracle -- Moses and God's presence -- Later! -- Israel on the border of Canaan -- Getting our feet wet -- Joshua, crossing the Jordan -- Six keys to unlock the impossible -- Gideon -- A question of loyalty -- Ruth. \r\nAn Ebenezer long before Scrooge -- Samuel -- Impeding the impossible -- Saul, a willful king -- A person after God's heart -- David -- Fire out of the ashes -- Elijah -- The power struggle -- Jonah -- The loneliness of God -- Hosea -- New every morning -- Jeremiah -- A fourth for fire -- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego -- When all else fails -- Ezekiel. \r\n \tAbstract\t\"Drawing from the Old Testament narrative, Dr. Ogilvie sketches some of Israel's most notable characters -- fallible men and women who, in daring to risk, found \"the liberating truth that we all desperately need ... that the Creator and Sustainer of the universe is the Lord of the impossible!\"\"\n\nPublished in: Nashville, Tenn.\n\nPhysical description: 222 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Lord, could you make it a little better?","author":"Raines, R. A.","isbn":"0876808666","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Word Books"},"datePublished":"1977","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Waco, Tex.\n\nPhysical description: 149 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}