EFFECTIVE LEADER'S RESOURCES FOR BUILDING A HEALTHY CHURCH

The Seed-Planting Church Waldo J. Werning Proposing biblical principles, The Seed-Planting, Nurturing Church shows how the church can be revitalized by God's design. While traditional, institutional churches try to renew themselves with visionary leaders who mold the church in programmatic or organizational ways, this book focuses on the organic, natural body of Christ," community of faith" design. It displays a nurturing seed-planting model in place of a maintenance harvesting style of church. Mission and church growth leaders tell that this book fills "a neglected niche" in growing healthy churches.		12 Pillars of a Healthy Church Waldo J. Werning Be a Life-giving church and Center for Missionary Formation. A California parish pastor and mission executive said, "This book is dynamite!" Offering the eight quality characteristics and four leading indicators of a healthy church, it provides the church "Life Systems" that focus on discipling principles to revitalize Christians and renew churches. This "Healthy Church Initiative" model is designed to empower and mobilize God's people for mission. It is a "Back to Basics" New Testament model of Eph. 4 and 2 Tim. 2:2 with tools to assess strengths and a proposed Master Mission Strategy for small and large churches. You can plan the level of ministry specifically for your church. It is a great resource for leading your church through transition and change without conflict. 0-7880-1456-0 $12.95. Read the COMMENDATIONS!
God Says "Move!" Go Where He Leads Waldo J. Werning (306 pages) Proposes the Mission of God to be all about moving and mapping. Based upon the New Testament model, many barriers are identified as maintenance and institutional restrictions to the mission. There is a sharp focus on the historic tension between Biblical doctrine and church practice. God's people must be mobile, coming and going, and gathering and scattering to reach everyone everywhere with the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. World mission leader, Ralph D. Winter, in the Foreward writes, "This arresting, tough-minded book empowers the reader ... It's a mission handbook to keep at hand for a long time to come!" With innovative "Measuring Our Maps" instruments, it is a self-help guide for Biblical remapping of congregations. Discussion guides are designed for church members, leaders, pastors, college and seminary classrooms.		Natural Church Development Christian A. Schwarz A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches. (128 pages) "This work could liberate thousands of pastors from debilitating mythologies that have plagued their daily lives. It could give them hope, direction, and finally full confidence their work is pleasing to God." Bill Hull "This book has tremendous potential for helping church leaders assess and revitalize their congregations." Glen J. Yoder Christian A. Schwarz presents the practical conclusions drawn from the comprehensive study of 1000 churches in 32 countries to learn what makes a spiritually healthy church.

INTERACTIVE LEADER'S COURSE

21st Century Disciples with a 1st Century Faith Waldo J. Werning Intensive Bible study course with resource book (312 pages), leader's guide and student workbook to build healthy leaders who administer a healthy church. This is the missing niche in the range of educational materials required to make mature and able leaders through interactive learning. Equips leaders with the knowledge and power to give them the winning edge. Lyle D. Muller commends, "A wealth of Biblical and practical materials are at the teacher's disposal." The depth of Biblical education and application provides a thorough faith-strengthening experience for participants. This 26-week course for leaders offers dynamic studies for up to ten participants in a group, that meets for about two hours weekly. Congregations report explosive results.

INTERACTIVE SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDIES/MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Spiritual Travel Guide Waldo J. Werning (314 pages) A 15-week Bible study course that takes you on a journey of faith to enjoy vigorous growth and effective change to your life, beliefs, values, and goals and possibly even the direction you are going. Think of this Bible study as power food that fuels you for your lifelong adventure with Christ! You will be shown your credentials, passport, and visa for travel in this foreign country called Earth. This Travel Guide is a map for going on the Great Adventure of life in a relationship with the living God and with fellow Christians. It presents the music of the Gospel and Word to explode within the believer, to give spiritual health and strength that impacts upon all of life. Excellent for Christ Care groups and Promise Keepers follow-up.	Spiritual Fitness Exercise Waldo J. Werning (224 pages) This 10-week small group study, which has been field-tested with great results, provides guidance for a group of ten or less to build relationships through interactive activities which involve: 70 days of personal devotions through the book Change My Heart, Change My World Performing weekly kindness/service deeds and sharing experiences. Encouraging one another through witnessing and evangelism contacts of at least one person a week for 10 weeks. Reading and sharing insights from an educational/ inspirational book, I Would Really Be Happy If ... Excellent follow-up for Promise Keepers.
Living Without Slaveries Waldo J. Werning (169 pages) This 15-week small group interactive Bible study, which has been field-tested in over 75 churches with great success, provides a message of grace/repentance/forgiveness/spiritual growth and renewal to overcome all kinds of addictions, compulsions, obsessions, and habits which may control and keep us captive as slaves in one way or another. This is a Christian version of the Twelve-Step Program, leading toward healing and reconciliation in order to maintain spiritual health and strength, and building personal relationships. It is an excellent tool to help build support groups in a congregation.	The Way to Life Waldo J. Werning (74 pages) The Way to Life involves a 3-hour witnessing seminar, and five weeks of mentoring believers (new and old) in one-on-one sharing of their Christian faith with their "Circle of Influence." Provides a new witnessing diagram to share the Way of Life for telling the Good News to non-Christians.

GRACE-STEWARDSHIP/GIVING BOOKS

Faith-raising, not Fund-raising

Turning Donors Into Disciples Waldo J. Werning This 2009 publication on biblical giving challenges pastors and churches to do faith-raising, not fund-raising, and to use budgets to spend the money, not to ask for money. It challenges stewardship leaders to grab the “stewardship monster” by the throat and to eat the “financial crisis” elephant bite by bite, to experience breakthrough giving or breakaway funding of God’s ministries. The budget virus and needs disease are identified in the two competing stewardship of giving systems: budgets-needs versus biblical giving of generous first fruits and tithing by God’s grace and through trusting faith. It tells how to reach God’s expectations, not ours. It reveals the heart and individual faces of a Christian steward. It displays the spiritual journey that transforms donors into faithful disciples who express their faith through a variety of ministries of witnessing, serving and giving.	The Nurturing Church Generates Grace Giving Waldo J. Werning Turning Church Donors Into Disciples This is a fresh and unique, one-of-a-kind book to help a church to transition in stewardship and giving from a traditional, maintenance, harvesting church to a seed- planting, nurturing, mission church. It presents a grace stewardship system which is an "energy field" flowing from the explosive Word to grow productive stewards. Rev. Larry Reinhardt, Director of LCMS Stewardship Ministry calls it a "no-nonsense approach to grace-based preaching and teaching of real biblical stewardship. Principles and lessons are wonderfully biblical, clear, practical and workable with encouragement to avoid appeals based on budgets and needs. There is a wealth of food for thought and action." It shows how abundant planting and nurturing produces abundant stewardship harvests. (64 pages)
Christian Stewards - Confronted and Committed Waldo J. Werning A dynamic and Biblical stewardship approach to show how Christians should be confronted with the Word of God, and then committed to a life of doing God's will in service and giving. It is unique in presenting both a sound Biblical base for stewardship and practical methods to instill exciting stewardship activities in a congregation. This is a truly Christian, Biblical and effective stewardship resource for stewardship leaders.	Your Service and Giving - It's All About God and You! Waldo J. Werning A 14-page Biblical message on Christian giving which focuses on connecting strongly with Jesus by faith, not just attending church and trying to serve and give a little. It's not about being a member of a church, but about our life and ministry to God as servants of Christ by His grace. God's advice for our giving habits is offered through lessons from 2 Corinthians 8 and 9.
Ambassador Briefing Waldo J. Werning Stewardship Leader's Guide for ministry advances and spiritual growth of members. Provides basic information for the use of booklet, "Your Service and Giving - It's All About God and You!" and tells how to organize a system for a stewardship team to reach all members through meetings and personal visits. Offers four Bible studies, "Living For Him," "Trusting in Him," "Following Him," and "Focusing on Him."	Big Step Forward in Faith Waldo J. Werning Eight weeks of stewardship sermons and Bible studies: 1. Born to Serve Our Creator; 2. Civil War: the New Man's Victory Over the Old Man; 3. Seek God First; 4. Live Worthy of Our Call to Serve God; 5. You Have a Story to Tell; 6. The First and Big Stewardship Offering: Our Repentant Heart; 7. God's Rich Supply for Our Faithful Giving; 8. The Grace-based, Word-grounded, Gospel-driven, Spirit-powered, Mission-directed, Book of Acts church. The book offers six responsive prayers with stewardship and mission emphases.
New Beginnings ... In Christian Living and Giving Waldo J. Werning Four weeks of stewardship sermons and Bible studies: 1. changing from Institutional to Biblical Christian; 2. Trust and Obey Only God; 3. Do What God Wants You to Do; 4. Lord, Touch Our Eyes Again so that We May See Clearly. Besides a tithing emphasis, the book includes sample newsletter/bulletin articles and letters, and a commitment card.	Lord, Let it Happen to Me as You Said. Waldo J. Werning Six stewardship sermons, Bible studies, and EMV booklets, with six points of God's plan for Christians: 1. Faithful Christian stewards experience the victory of the New Self over the Old Self; 2. The first stewardship offering is the repentant heart; 3. We are created in Christ for doing good works; 4. Avoid giving leftovers to God; 5. Give to God first; 6. Trust God's promises.
I Am Ready to Live. Waldo J. Werning Six weeks of stewardship sermons, Bible studies and EMV booklets which challenge Christians to live purposely, not just exist, and to give firstfruits, not leftovers: 1. Having Christ as the Center, and right Christian goals; 2. Real security, happiness and success comes from trusting and obeying Christ; 3. Jesus wants us to have the abundant life; 4. Productive and successful living begins with God's goodness; 5. Fruitful living involves faithful use of abilities and spiritual gifts; and 6. Enlarge your life's influence by investing firstfruits for God's work.

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