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Co-Leaders, The Power of
Great Partnerships
David A. Heenan and Warren Bennis
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999, $24.95
800.225.5945
“For all but the simplest tasks, we need
teams of leaders working toward a common
purpose.” This is a very good book
about partnerships, collaboration, and
the need for a gifted number-two person
in an organization. Full of stories and
summary lessons for co-leaders, it is
valuable reading for senior and executive
pastors and other leadership teams.
Discontinuity and Hope,
Radical Change and the Path
to the Future
Lyle E. Schaller
Abingdon, 1999, $16.00
800.672.1789
The past forty years in the American church
have been marked by an unprecedented
degree of discontinuity. In vintage Schaller
style, complete with lists, he not only identifies
the consequences of this period of
radical change, but calls our attention to
them as signs of hope for the future of
Christian churches in America. This is
important reading for church leaders seeking
to be effective in ministry in the future.
Culture Shift, Communicating
God’s Truth to our
Changing World
David W. Henderson
Baker Books, 1998, $10.99
800.877.2665
“The world has moved, but it neglected to
send a change of address card. We keep
delivering the same words to the old
address, but no one is home.” Henderson
describes six crucial changes that have
shifted Western culture and suggests a
biblical response to each one. He argues
that we have become consumers, spectators,
and self-absorbed and think beyond
God, beyond right and wrong and beyond
meaning and purpose.
What Kids Buy and Why,
The Psychology of Marketing
to Kids
Dan S. Acuff
The Free Press, 1997, $20.00
800.323.7445
This will be useful to anyone who works
with children...teachers, parents, children’s
ministers. It is less about selling and more
about understanding the cognitive, emotional
and social needs of children at various
developmental levels from birth
(dependency) to 19 (late adolescence).
The Disney Way, Harnessing
the Management Secrets of
Disney in Your Company
Ginghamsburg Conferences
(937) 667-1069
www.ginghamsburg.org
Summer Series:
Media Reformation, July 19; Creating
the Wired Church, July 20; Connecting
People To Their God Destiny, Mobilizing
the Laity in Your Church, July 20.
Change Conference 1999:
Revolution-Ancient/Future Church,
September 17-18. This is a not-to-miss
learning event for any ministry leader
wanting a glimpse at the future of the
church.
Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson
McGraw-Hill Publishers, $21.95
800.722.4726
This is not a Mickey Mouse book. It is the
story of a company that is perhaps the single-most
influential shaper of contemporary
culture and how they built their success on
four powerful words: dream, believe, dare
and do. Framed around ten principles and
practices, each chapter concludes with
questions for reflection.
www.mmm.com/meetingnetwork/
is the web address of 3M’s Meeting
Network, a useful site that includes a variety
of information and tools related to
effective meetings. Feature articles change
monthly and you can also sign up for their
e-mail newsletter.
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Local Church-Based
Foundation Conference
Fourth Partner Foundation
903.509.1771
If your church has a charitable foundation
with a minimum of $1 million in assets, this
is your opportunity to connect with other
local church-based foundations. The Fourth
Partner Foundation is hosting its first forum
for leaders of church-based foundations. It
will be held in the second half of 1999. Call
Fred Smith for more details.
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