LEADER 02434nam 2200517 450 001 9910817677403321 005 20230808195801.0 010 $a1-56699-796-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000887063 035 $a(EBL)4699648 035 $a(OCoLC)953919172 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16528122 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15054459 035 $a(PQKB)22742296 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4699648 035 $a(DLC) 2016033692 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000887063 100 $a20161011h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChurch mergers $ea guidebook for missional change /$fThomas G. Bandy and Page M. Brooks 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $a"An Alban Institute Book" -- title page. 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-56699-795-X 311 $a1-56699-794-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Ch01. Why Merge?; Ch02. Unexpected Visions; Ch03. Get Moving!; Ch04. Steps on the Journey; Ch05. The True Cost of Discipleship; Ch06. Trust; Ch07. Vision Team; Ch08. Facing Reality; Ch09. Breaking Control; Ch10. Hope; Ch11. Compatibility; Ch12. Setting Priorities; Ch13. Stress Management; Ch14. The New Board; Ch15. The New Identity; Ch16. Asset Management; Ch17. Building a Core Team; Ch18. Strategic Planning; Ch19. A New Beginning; Ch20. Basics for a Successful Merger; Ch21. Critical Momentum; Ch22. Critical Mass; Ch23. How to Get Traction; Ch24. How to Steer in the Right Direction 327 $aCh25. Why Some Mergers Succeed . . . but Others FailNotes; Index 330 $aChurch Mergers offers churches of all sizes and denominations practical advice on how to merge successfully. The authors draw on decades of experience to illustrate why successful mergers are always missional mergers and how these mergers happen. The book features the stories of four churches and outlines the steps of the missional merger process. 606 $aChristian union 615 0$aChristian union. 676 $a280/.042 700 $aBandy$b Thomas G.$f1950-$01159473 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817677403321 996 $aChurch mergers$93949157 997 $aUNINA