You Only Have to Die: Leading Your Congregation to New Life

You only have to Die......Page 2
Those for Whom This Book Is Written......Page 3
1--All the Way to the Heart......Page 4
1. The Hope for the Transformation of the World Is in the Local Church......Page 6
2. There Is New Hope for Old Congregations......Page 8
3. Now Is the Time!......Page 9
2--You Only Have to Die......Page 10
Step 2. Find Out What\'s Going On......Page 13
Step 4. Use Your Oxygen......Page 14
Step 5. Take Your Steroids......Page 15
Step 6. Change Your Lifestyle......Page 16
3--For the Sake of the Call......Page 17
4--Diagnosis: Congregational Cardiomyopathy......Page 22
5--Cardiology Is Not for the Fainthearted......Page 27
2. I let the critics get to me, a.k.a. “losing yo......Page 32
1. I felt the pain.......Page 33
4. I asked for forgiveness.......Page 34
7. I tried to keep laughing.......Page 35
9. I held on.......Page 36
6--Vision Matters......Page 38
Vision Step 2: Research......Page 40
Vision Step 3: Observation......Page 41
Vision Step 5: Dialogue......Page 42
Vision Step 7: Shared Information......Page 43
7--Finding Your Future in Your Past......Page 49
8--Prayer That Makes a Difference......Page 58
1. Prayer that makes a difference is prayer that is aligned with the redemptive purpose of God.......Page 62
2. Prayer that makes a difference is prayer that is persistent in seeking.......Page 64
3. Prayer that makes a difference is prayer that is centered in the love and mercy of God.......Page 65
9--The Heart of Transformation......Page 72
Education: We are learning leaders.......Page 78
Worship: We will become praying people.......Page 79
Witness and Service: We will be in ministry together.......Page 80
10--Doing a New Thing......Page 84
Education......Page 90
Caring Ministries......Page 91
Witness and Service......Page 92
11--Worship That Goes to the Heart......Page 96
Open Your Eyes: Worship Cultivates Awareness......Page 98
Take Off Your Shoes: Worship Ignites Awe......Page 99
Listen for the Cry: Worship Energizes Compassion......Page 100
Get Up and Go: Worship Motivates Ministry......Page 101
First, we make God\'s love real through worship that glorifies God.......Page 102
Second, we make God\'s love real through worship that celebrates our faith.......Page 105
Third, we make God\'s love real through worship that invites others to faith in Christ.......Page 107
B. The Planning Teams......Page 110
D. Logistics......Page 111
12--Habits for a HealthyHeart......Page 114
13--A Heart for the Future......Page 122
Postscript--New Hope for Mainline Churches:God Isn\'t Finished with Us Yet......Page 131
Resources for Congregational Cardiology......Page 133
YOU ONLY HAVE TO DIE:......Page 135