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Transforming the capacity of the North American Church to pursue and sustain Christ-centered ministry
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Travel Free Learning Dialogue
Weekly dialogue. Digital recordings of dialogues available.
Dialogue Connection Information:
605.715.4900 then access code 954492#.
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Contact Ministry Partners and Associates
Norman Jameson
Ruben Swint
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Boats, Bureaucracy and Innovation
By Bud Wrenn at BWrenn@TheColumbiaPartnership.org
In many seminars, l start off with this statement: "Research shows that
churches are just about the worst run organizations in America" One of the big
reasons for that is that most churches operate as bureaucracies. So, what is a
bureaucracy?
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Travel Free Learning Dialogue
- Wednesday, March 17th: Weekly telephone dialogue at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- This Week: Bud Wrenn
- Subject: Bureaucracy vs. Innovation
- Call Number:605.715.4900 then access code 954492#.
- Digital Recordings: Hear digital recording of previous dialogues by clicking HERE.
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Travel Free Learning Resource
22 Ways for Your Congregation to Never Experience Unhealthy Conflict Againby George Bullard
The typical congregation is unwilling or unable to proactively and positively address conflict before it becomes unhealthy and does significant damage.
As an extension of the work he introduced in his book, Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict, George Bullard has written a series of articles about 22 ways for congregations to never experience unhealthy conflict again.
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TCP Learning Experiences
Save the
Date!
Hopeful Imagination: The Conference
Traditional
Churches Finding God's Way in a Changing World
When: October 22-23, 2010
Where: First Baptist Church, Wilmington, NC at www.FBCWilmington.org.
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TCP Leadership Series Book of the Week
Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation
by George Bullard
Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential for Your Congregation offers congregations a comprehensive approach to a "spiritual strategic journey." Each chapter examines congregational redevelopment processes - including getting prepared, cultivating relationships, addressing congregational issues, understanding church life cycles, engaging in discernment, exploring future storytelling, and considering congregational choices. See and purchase this book at TCP Resources Store. |
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TCP Speakers Bureau
Bill McConnell, a Ministry Associate, is pastor of Legacy Christian Church
in Harrison, OH. Legacy is a church that experienced
significant transformation over a number of years, and then merged with another
congregation. Bill is au  thor of the book Renew Your Congregation: Healing the Sick,
Raising the Dead. He has been a leader
in congregational transformation in his own denomination.
Topics Bill can address through plenary and seminar presentations include the following:
- Designing
the Church to Reach the Bottom Line of Changed Lives
- Renew Your
Congregation: Healing the Sick and Raising the Dead
- Developing
Transformational Lay Ministry and Leadership in the Church through Teaching,
Mentoring, Modeling, and Coaching
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TCP Appearance Schedule
Bob Dale: Keynoting "Star Leaders" event for Northstar Network of Northern Virginia, Episcopal Seminary of Virginia, Alexandria, VA, March 16th - 17th.
David Crocker and Eddie Hammett: Each hosting a workshop, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of NC Annual Assembly, Winston-Salem, NC, March 19th.
George Bullard: Speaking to Presbytery Leaders at Muskingum Valley Presbytery in Ohio, March 19th - 20th.
View current list of upcoming appearances and events HERE.
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