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    Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations
    Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations
    Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations
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    Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations

    Written by Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer

    Narrated by John Lescault

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    Churches committed to following Christ's example want this world changed for the sake of eternity. While the supernatural piece of making that happen goes without saying, how does a body of believers do its part to be in that “sweet spot” where true spiritual transformation occurs? In Transformational Church, best-selling research authors Ed Stetzer and Thom S. Rainer survey fifty thousand churches-then narrow the scope down to five hundred congregations-for a qualitative answer. Their book, the most comprehensive study of the modern American church to date, contains a wealth of indispensable new data, nuanced insights, and how-to guidance, all centered on this key finding: “Transformational churches make disciples whose lives are being transformed by the gospel, so that people engage the culture around them for its ultimate transformation. Deeply committed to the essential foundations of discipleship (worship, community, and mission), transformational churches practice their faith and make disciples through vibrant leadership, prayerful dependence upon God, and relational intentionality. And they do so paying mind to their unique context and with a missionary mindset.”
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristianAudio.com
    Release dateJun 1, 2010
    ISBN9781596449312

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    • 4/5
      Let’s see, I have read: Comeback Churches, Planting Missional Churches, Simple Church, Breakout Churches and…. no, I think that’s it. I have read a lot of books by Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer. This new book, Transformational Church “creating a new scorecard for congregations” feels more like the duo’s “latest album” than it does a brand new book.Right off, let me say that I liked it, it was a good read – but in a lot of ways it seemed to take the same approach Comeback Churches did. As researchers they set perimeters and then had churches qualify based on those. Next they sent them a questionnaire and compiled the research. A Transformational Church was one that grew by 10% in five years; and had a significant number of those attending involved in some type of ‘small group’ activity. Of those churches that responded the authors concluded that there were 7 key areas of focus (and you probably already know what they are):1. Mission2. Leadership3. Relation4. Prayer5. Worship6. Community7. EvangelismNow, of course I have simplified it, and the book goes into much greater detail as to how those keys play out, but that is pretty much the gist of it. All in all I read through the book pretty fast. I nodded in agreement to much of it, but didn’t really underline anything. I would say, if you have books by these guys, you might not need to pick this up (unless you just have to subdue your new book fix, in which case I understand), but if you have not read any of their books this is certainly the one to pick up.I think the resources that come out of this study and the church diagnostic tool, the retreats and curriculum will be more of a benefit in the long run for churches, and so I will certainly watch with interest how those pan out in the coming months.