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LEADERSHIP NETWORK TITLES
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Church Turned Inside Out: A Guide for Designers, Refiners, and Re-Aligners , Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr
Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams , Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson
In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership: Tapping the Wisdom of the World for the Kingdom of God , Mike Bonem
Hybrid Church: The Fusion of Intimacy and Impact , Dave Browning
The Way of Jesus: A Journey of Freedom for Pilgrims and Wanderers , Jonathan S. Campbell with Jennifer Campbell
Cracking Your Churchs Culture Code: Seven Keys to Unleashing Vision and Inspiration , Samuel R. Chand
Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders , George Cladis
Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens , Neil Cole
Church 3.0: Upgrades for the Future of the Church , Neil Cole
Journeys to Significance: Charting a Leadership Course from the Life of Paul , Neil Cole
Church Transfusion: Changing Your Church Organicallyfrom the Inside Out , Neil Cole and Phil Helfer
Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders , Earl Creps
Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them , Earl Creps
Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments, and Practices of a Diverse Congregation , Mark DeYmaz
Prodigal Christianity: Ten Signposts into the Missional Frontier , David E. Fitch and Geoffrey Holsclaw
Leading Congregational Change Workbook , James H. Furr, Mike Bonem, and Jim Herrington
The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community , Hugh Halter and Matt Smay
Baby Boomers and Beyond: Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults over Fifty , Amy Hanson
Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey , Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem, and James H. Furr
The Leaders Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation , Jim Herrington, Robert Creech, and Trisha Taylor
The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century , Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim
Whole Church: Leading from Fragmentation to Engagement , Mel Lawrenz
Culture Shift: Transforming Your Church from the Inside Out , Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro, with Warren Bird
Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement , Will Mancini
A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey , Brian D. McLaren
The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian , Brian D. McLaren
Missional Communities: The Rise of the Post-Congregational Church , Reggie McNeal
Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church , Reggie McNeal
Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders , Reggie McNeal
The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church , Reggie McNeal
A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders , Reggie McNeal
The Millennium Matrix: Reclaiming the Past, Reframing the Future of the Church , M. Rex Miller
Your Church in Rhythm: The Forgotten Dimensions of Seasons and Cycles , Bruce B. Miller