Resources - Pastor/Leader - Ministry Resources

$249.99

Make your church both safe and welcoming with the Safe and Secure Church kit.

Your church doesn't need to seem like an armored fortress to be safe. This comprehensive, ministry-focused church security kit helps you recruit, train, and equip a safety and security team that both protects and serves your congregation. Be ready for anything—from a medical problem to a catastrophic active-shooter situation.

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Jesus-Centered Small Group Bible Studies

$6.49 - $9.99

Use these one-hour studies to lead your small group, youth group, or Sunday school class in seeing Jesus in fresh, new ways! Jesus as Creator…as the second Adam…as life and faith's cornerstone—you'll experience seven in-depth discoveries in all.

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Simply Strategic Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry

$19.99

By Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens

Power up your ministry with empowered people! These in-the-trenches authors show you how to help volunteers use their strengths to benefit the church—and their spiritual growth. Following in the footsteps of Simply Strategic Stuff, this comprehensive resource offers 99 straightforward solutions to help you recruit, train, motivate, and keep volunteers in ministry.

Lead people from being consumers in the church to being contributors—and help them find greater personal fulfillment in the process. The authors give you field-tested ideas on how to:

Create a serving environment,

Structure unique serving roles,

Help people learn how God has wired them for ministry and more.

It's simple—when you're strategic!

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How to Wow Your Church Guests

$9.99

Inside the pages of How to Wow Your Church Guests, you'll discover 101 simple things that send big messages to your guests. Each one will help you consider your church's welcome quotient. Written in a practical, actionable style, even if you only embrace a few of these ideas you'll immediately improve the quality of guest services in your organization.

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Why Nobody Leadership Bundle

Was: $21.98
Now: $16.99

NEW Why Nobody Includes:

Why Nobody Wants to Go To Church Anymore Book
Why Nobody Wants to Go To Church Anymore Action Plan

Leadership Teams who are using the Why Nobody Leadership Bundle are asking these questions:

Are people coming to our church just as they are?
Are peoples doubts, thoughts and questions welcome at our church?
Is everyone at our church in this together?
Is our church ready to connect with God in a fresh way?

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Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore: And How 4 Acts of Love Will Make Your Church Irresistible (hard cover)

Was: $24.99
Now: $14.99

Limited Edition Hard Cover Version

In this groundbreaking new book, Thom and Joani Schultz expose the church practices that are driving people away and thwarting spiritual growth. Yet they also reveal what can bring them back--the four keys to reaching the "unchurched" and the "dechurched."

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E4:12 Bible Study Series: Better Together

Was: $9.99
Now: $2.00

Connecting to God & others

The church is so much more than just programs--it's the people that make up the body of Christ. Have you ever wondered, "How do I fit into God's plan for the church?" Better Together is here to help you recognize your God-given gifts, see how you can use those gifts, and in doing so, connect with God in a deeper, more meaningful way.

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Sermons Reimagined

$14.99

By Rick Chromey

People today want to connect to God, they crave spirituality. But inside the walls of the church they are getting a 30- to 50-minute spiritual monologue. Simply put, sermons do not communicate effectively in a YouTube, Twitter, Google world. We just cant keep doing business preaching--as usual in this fluid culture.

Sermons Reimagined will teach you easy, practical ways to reach todays audiences, who:

Consumes sound bites, not sermons

Processes information visually, not verbally

Applies concepts through experiences and interaction, not passivity and lectures

It's time to reimagine the sermon. This book will show you how.

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The Externally Focused Church

$12.99 - $19.99

If Your Church Vanished, Would Your Community Weep? Would Anyone Notice? Would Anyone Care?

"I will never forget the comment of one fourth-grade teacher as she stood there, amazed at the work being done on her classroom by complete strangers: 'If this is Christianity, then I'm interested,' she said."
from Forward by Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson

Learn from churches that have made serving their communities a priority--with dramatic results. Your church can be a firm pillar in your community because of the unwavering truth and love of its members.

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God Space: Where Spiritual Conversations Happen Naturally

$10.49 - $14.99

By Doug Pollock

You've felt that tug...

A friend, co-worker, family member, or someone you just met is talking--and you sense God nudging you to say something. But what do you say? What don't you say? How can you bring God into the conversation without shutting it down?

Welcome to God Space.

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Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore: And How 4 Acts of Love Will Make Your Church Irresistible

$14.99

The book that will forever change the way you think about church.

The statistics are clear: The American church is in decline. People are leaving in astounding numbers, with no sign of a turnaround. And despite church leaders best efforts to stem the tide, more than 80 percent of people are finding something better to do on Sunday mornings.

Why? Is there hope for the future of the church?

In this groundbreaking new book, Thom and Joani Schultz expose the church practices that are driving people away and thwarting spiritual growth. Yet they also reveal what can bring them back--the four keys to reaching the "unchurched" and the "dechurched."

The bad news? Your church is probably missing the mark when it comes to the core of Christianity. The good news? There's hope. Lots of it.

The truth may surprise you--but it can also transform your ministry into something truly irresistible.

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Overflow! Volunteer Recruiting Package (download)

$29.99

Get help recruiting and training your volunteers! The Overflow recruiting package is a downloadable resource, giving you everything you need for a yearly campaign to generate enthusiasm for serving and to let volunteers know just how valued they are.

Theme verse: "My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever." (Psalm 23: 5-6)

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Shepherd's Watch PLUS Membership

$79.99

Make Church Safety a Priority with Shepherd's Watch PLUS Membership

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Shepherd's Watch Basic Membership

$29.99

Keep Church Safe with Shepherd's Watch Basic Membership

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Activating God Space Kit: Equipping Your People to Be the Church in Everyday Life

$39.99

Elevate your church or ministry’s vision for outward focused living with Activating God Space!

Activating God Space provides the insights and practices necessary to produce an outward focused culture. Six encouraging sessions provide vision, fire up inspiration, and deliver practical coaching to create a fresh, magnetic culture from the inside out. A culture that attracts outsiders, energizes insiders, and mobilizes God's people for effective outreach.

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The New Breed: Second Edition: Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer

$16.99

By Jonathan McKee and Thomas W. McKee

The world of volunteers has changed. But have you changed, too? It might be time to rethink your approach to youth ministry leadership development…

Across the country, volunteer ranks continue to grow, but people are volunteering differently. They're working online, seeking flexible schedules, and pursuing a role in defining how projects should be completed. They want to feel a sense of responsibility for your organization's overall mission.

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Why Nobody Wants to Be Around Christians Anymore

$14.99

By Thom & Joani Schultz

"They judge me."
"They're just a bunch of hypocrites."
"If they're an example of who God is, I don't want anything to do with God."

This is what many people are saying about Christians. Why do they feel this way? And is there anything you can do about it? How can you help give Christians a reputation makeover? Why Nobody Wants to Be Around Christians Anymore gives you more than just answers. Inside you'll find practical helps and real-life examples of what it means to glow your love the way Jesus did. You'll learn how to avoid pushing people away--and how to be a magnet for Gods love instead.

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Spiritual Gifts Discovery

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$79.99

With Spiritual Gifts Discovery You'll:

Help volunteers discover their gifts and get connected to the right ministry.
See more success in your recruiting.
Empower people to know how God has equipped them.

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E4:12 Bible Study Series: Leading Out

Was: $9.99
Now: $2.00

Connecting People to Purpose

Ephesians 4:12 calls leaders to be equippers--to help those they lead discover their unique gifts and how to live out their God-given purpose. Jesus spent a great amount of time training others to go out and impact the world. Thats what equipping is all about. Servant leadership is about pouring into those you lead and preparing them to serve where God has called.

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Navigating the Conversation

$19.99

Use this guided conversation to lead a safe, respectful, discussion about what may be the hottest issue facing your church: Homosexuality.

Designed for any size group, from a church board meeting to an adult class to a congregation-wide forum, compelling video content and questions help you...

Explore what the Bible says about homosexuality,
Discuss how this topic is playing out among family, friends, and your community, and
Bring clarity to where your church stands regarding homosexuality--and why.

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Church Refugees: Sociologists reveal why people are DONE with church but not their faith (hard cover)

Was: $19.99
Now: $14.99

Theyre called The Dones.
After devoting a lifetime to their churches, they're walking away. Why?

Sociologists Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope reveal the results of a major study about the exodus from the American church.

Sifting through hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews, Packard and Hope provide illuminating insights into what has become a major shift in the American landscape.

If you're in the church, discover the major reasons your church may be in danger of losing its strongest members--and what you can do to keep them.

If you're among those done with church, look for your story to be echoed here. You're not alone--and at last you're understood.

Hard cover

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Church Refugees: Sociologists reveal why people are DONE with church but not their faith (soft cover)

$9.74 - $14.99

They're called The Dones.
After devoting a lifetime to their churches, they're walking away. Why?

Sociologists Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope reveal the results of a major study about the exodus from the American church.
Sifting through hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews, Packard and Hope provide illuminating insights into what has become a major shift in the American landscape.

If you're in the church, discover the major reasons your church may be in danger of losing its strongest members--and what you can do to keep them.

If you're among those done with church, look for your story to be echoed here. You're not alone--and at last you're understood.

Soft cover

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Church Refugees Leadership Bundle

$89.94

The Church Refugees Leadership Bundle will help you facilitate conversations about the Religious Dones, with your leadership team. This bundle Includes 6 copies of Church Refugees and a free download of Exodus of the Religious Dones.

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Exodus of the Religious Dones (download)

$24.99

By Josh Packard, Ph.D.

The reality of the exodus from church is bigger than you feared...and starting much closer to home. That's what sociologist and author Josh Packard has confirmed in his just-released report, Exodus of the Religious Dones.

Packard's research confirms not only how many people have walked away from the church already, but how many are lined up to leave--and why.

This groundbreaking study complements Packard's best-selling Church Refugees, rounding out Packard's in-depth profile of Religious Dones.

Church leaders will discover the true scope of the challenge facing local churches--and the specific concerns prompting an ongoing exodus. With this information in hand, church leaders will know how to best slow the steady stream of church members inching toward the back door, and be equipped to better meet the needs of their congregations.

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