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In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne makes the case that closing the back door of your church is even more important than opening the front door wider. He offers a time-tested strategy for doing so: sermon-based small groups that dig deeper into the weekend message and tightly velcro members to the ministry. It’s a strategy that enabled Osborne’s congregation to grow from a handful of people to one of the larger churches in the nation?without any marketing or special programming. Sticky Church tells the inspiring story of North Coast Church’s phenomenal growth and offers practical tips for launching your own sermon-based small group ministry. Topics include: Why stickiness is so importantWhy most of our discipleship models don’t work very wellWhy small groups always make a church more honest and transparent. What makes groups grow deeper and sticker over timeSticky Church is an ideal book for church leaders who want to start or retool their small group ministry?and velcro their congregation to the Bible and each other.
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Leadership Network Innovation Series Series
The Multi-Site Church Revolution
By: Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, Warren Bird & Erwin Raphael McManus
Narrated by: Rob Lamont
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Fueled by a desire to reach people for Christ, a revolution is underway. Churches are growing beyond the limitations of a single service in one building. Expanding the traditional model, they are embracing the concept of one church with more than one site: multiple congregations sharing a common vision, budget, leadership, and board. Drawing... Read more »
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A Multi-Site Church Roadtrip
By: Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon & Warren Bird
Narrated by: Rob Lamont
Length: 7 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
What is the rapidly expanding multi-site church movement all about? Experience the revolution for yourself and see why it has become the “new normal” for growing churches. A Multi-Site Church Roadtrip takes pastors, church leaders, and anyone who is interested on a tour of multi-site churches across America to see how those churches are handling... Read more »
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The Big Idea
By: Dave Ferguson, Jon Ferguson & Eric Bramlett
Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Community Christian Church embraced the Big Idea and everything changed. They decided to avoid the common mistake of bombarding people with so many “little ideas” that they suffered overload. They also recognized that leaders often don’t insist that the truth be lived out to accomplish Jesus’ mission. Why? Because people’s heads are swimming... Read more »
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The Surge
By: Pete Briscoe
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
When Jesus left the planet, he left a simple directive in his apprentice’s ears: take me to the world, bring them into the family, and teach them to obey me… and don’t worry I’ll be with you every step of the way. So the system was turned on its ear. Instead of “Bring the people to me” Jesus said, “Take me to the people”. This book... Read more »
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Leadership from the Inside Out
By: Kevin G. Harney
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
You can serve God and his people for a lifetime and do it with passion and joy. You do not have to become another casualty in the growing number of leaders who have compromised their integrity, character, and ministry because they failed to lead an examined and accountable life. The road forward is clearly marked. Leaders must make a decision to... Read more »
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Confessions of a Reformission Rev.
By: Mark Driscoll
Narrated by: Art Carlson
Length: 5 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
This is the story of the birth and growth of Seattle’s innovative Mars Hill Church, one of America’s fastest growing churches located in one of America’s toughest mission fields. It’s also the story of the growth of a pastor, the mistakes he’s made along the way, and God’s grace and work in spite of those mistakes. Mark Driscoll’s emerging,... Read more »
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Servolution
By: Dino Rizzo & Craig Groeschel
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 5 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
“Servolution is a must-read. It is inspirational. It is practical. And it has the potential to revolutionize your life.” Mark Batterson—Lead Pastor, National Community ChurchA movement is rumbling through the body of Christ—a revolutionary army of people giving hope to a hurting world through practical, personal acts of service.In Servolution,... Read more »
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Ethnic Blends
By: Mark DeYmaz, Harry Li & Erwin Raphael McManus and Michael Emerson
Narrated by: John Pruden
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
In this unabridged audio download of Ethnic Blends, multi-ethnic church pioneer Mark DeYmaz provides an up-close and personal look at seven common challenges to mixing diversity into your local church. Through real-life stories and practical illustrations, DeYmaz shows how to overcome the obstacles in order to build a healthy multi-ethnic... Read more »
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Sticky Church
By: Larry Osborne
Narrated by: Maurice England
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne makes the case that closing the back door of your church is even more important than opening the front door wider. He offers a time-tested strategy for doing so: sermon-based small groups that dig deeper into the weekend message and tightly velcro members to the ministry. It’s a strategy that... Read more »
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Dangerous Church
By: John Bishop
Narrated by: Jay Charles
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Dangerous churches should be norm. Church leaders and church people alike shrink back from danger because we want safety. Jesus said that he's overcome the world and its troubles. Dangerous churches put everything on the line for the one thing that matters most: reaching lost people.It's dangerous not to be a dangerous church. The book is less... Read more »
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Innovation's Dirty Little Secret
By: Larry Osborne
Narrated by: Tommy Cresswell
Length: 4 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Most books on innovation make it sound as if successful innovation is the end result of a carefully followed recipe. But the simple fact is that when it comes to any new venture, failure is the surest horse to bet on.
Respected pastor and author, Larry Osborne, explains how understanding this dirty little secret behind innovation can bring both... Read more »
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Bridges to Grace
By: Elizabeth A Swanson & Teresa J. McBean
Narrated by: Pam Ward
Length: 7 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Discover the power of recovery ministry for your church.Churchgoers who experience painful family issues, addictions, abuse, loss, mental illnesses, and other secret sorrows begin to believe they live beyond the grip of God’s redemptive hand. Pastors often feel ill equipped to help with such problems and refer people to resources outside the... Read more »
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The Monkey and the Fish
By: Dave Gibbons & J. J. Brazil, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Narrated by: Raymond Scully
Length: 5 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Our world is marked by unprecedented degrees of multiculturalism, ethnic diversity, social shifts, international collaboration, and technology-driven changes. The changes are profound, especially when you consider the unchecked decline in the influence, size, and social standing of the church. There is an undercurrent of anxiety in the... Read more »
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Sticky Church
By: Larry Osborne
Narrated by: Tom Parks
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Abridged: No
In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne makes the case that closing the back door of your church is even more important than opening the front door wider. He offers a time-tested strategy for doing so: sermon-based small groups that dig deeper into the weekend message and tightly velcro members to the ministry. It’s a strategy that... Read more »
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